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Cant Delete Messages From Thunderbird - gmail

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Robert Scriven
Robert Scriven

Very odd this, noticed it happening about July August time, i can select them from the inbox , delete them, they get moved to deleted,i empty deleted, but they re-appear in all-mail, now called archives.

It sort of downloads the message ive deleted again, never used to do it.

They are gone when i log into the web gmail though.

Tried fresh installs of thunderbird, tried old versions, deleted every hidden thunderbird folder, any idea why its happening?

Thanks

Very odd this, noticed it happening about July August time, i can select them from the inbox , delete them, they get moved to deleted,i empty deleted, but they re-appear in all-mail, now called archives. It sort of downloads the message ive deleted again, never used to do it. They are gone when i log into the web gmail though. Tried fresh installs of thunderbird, tried old versions, deleted every hidden thunderbird folder, any idea why its happening? Thanks

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Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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When you delete a gmail messages in Thunderbird, gmail still keeps the "original" in All Mail.

See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-gmail