How do I empty the deleted folder easily?
I want to empty the deleted e mail easily without doing it individually
Chosen solution
I'm not a Thunderbird user but based on what I've read...
To immediately delete everything in the Trash folder, you should be able to do either of these:
- right-click the folder > Empty Trash
- File menu > Empty Trash
In any folder, you also should be able to delete all messages by clicking to select the first message, then using either
- Ctrl+a (select all)
- Shift+End (select to end)
- scroll to the bottom > shift+click the last message
With all messages selected, press the Delete key.
Any luck?
Two notes:
(1) Thunderbird may handle IMAP accounts somewhat differently than POP accounts. This article has more information: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_messages_in_IMAP_accounts.
(2) Deleted messages may be recoverable using a text editor until the folder is compacted. This article has more information on compacting: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders.
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Chosen Solution
I'm not a Thunderbird user but based on what I've read...
To immediately delete everything in the Trash folder, you should be able to do either of these:
- right-click the folder > Empty Trash
- File menu > Empty Trash
In any folder, you also should be able to delete all messages by clicking to select the first message, then using either
- Ctrl+a (select all)
- Shift+End (select to end)
- scroll to the bottom > shift+click the last message
With all messages selected, press the Delete key.
Any luck?
Two notes:
(1) Thunderbird may handle IMAP accounts somewhat differently than POP accounts. This article has more information: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_messages_in_IMAP_accounts.
(2) Deleted messages may be recoverable using a text editor until the folder is compacted. This article has more information on compacting: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders.