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Problem deleting emails from inbox

Thunderbird Email and messaging
david replied 1 year ago
mike750
mike750

I have about 30 messages in my Thunderbird inbox, but when I backup my profile it backs up some 700 messages, most of which were deleted long ago. Clearly deleting them doesn't actually delete them at all. How do I solve this please? Any ideas?

Thunderbird 128.9.2 POP3 mailbox Windows 11 Pro

Thanks Mike Phillips

I have about 30 messages in my Thunderbird inbox, but when I backup my profile it backs up some 700 messages, most of which were deleted long ago. Clearly deleting them doesn't actually delete them at all. How do I solve this please? Any ideas? Thunderbird 128.9.2 POP3 mailbox Windows 11 Pro Thanks Mike Phillips

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david
david
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I suggest highlighting the folder, rightclick, and select 'compact'