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I empty the trash in my All Mail and then it all comes flooding back in and I get " The folder xxxx could not be compacted ..."

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I empty the trash in my All Mail and then it all comes flooding back in and I get this message:

The folder 'Inbox on redacted@gmail.com' could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again.

I don't know how to do the two things being suggested.

Please help.

Thank you.

Sharon Loeschen

I empty the trash in my All Mail and then it all comes flooding back in and I get this message: The folder 'Inbox on redacted@gmail.com' could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again. I don't know how to do the two things being suggested. Please help. Thank you. Sharon Loeschen

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What version number please? Is it version 142 or newer? Or 140.2.1 or newer?

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142.01

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Let's be clear about what you are doing.

Are you deleting messages from trash, for example "Empty Trash"?

Or are you trying to delete messages from the folder "All Mail"?

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Thunderbird.

No more screenshots please. Thank you.

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Thunderbird.test.

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Thunderbird.

I do like Kirk. Come Kirk it s enough. We go home.

Good day.

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