How do I delete emails from list on Thunderbird
Please how do I delete emails on my Thunderbird list of emails?
Please how do I delete emails on my Thunderbird list of emails?
Krejt Përgjigjet (1)
There are various methods, all are equally valid.
To delete a single email from list - choose from any of these:
- Single click on email in list to open in Message Pane, then click on 'Delete' button in the header area.
- Single click on email in list to open in Message Pane, then press 'Delete' key on keyboard.
- Single click on email in list to open in Message Pane, then using 'Mail Toolbar' : 'Edit' > select 'Delete Message'
- Single click on email in list to open in Message Pane, then use 'Shift' and 'Delete' key.
- Single click on email in list to open in Message Pane, hold down 'Alt' key and press 'E' key then 'D' key.
- Right click on email in list and select 'Delete Message'
If you want to delete several emails:
Highlight the emails before using the above methods.
To highlight a block.
- Select first email, hold down 'Shift' key and select the last email. All emails in between will become highlighted.
To highlight various emails:
- Hold down 'Ctrl' key whilst selecting emails.
To select all emails in list:
- select first one and use 'Ctrl' + 'A' key.
Please note that deleting will mark messages as deleted and appear to move email from fodler to 'Trash/Deleted' folder.
In reality, they are still in original folder and hidden.
To fully remove hidden marked as deleted emails, you need to compact the folder(s).
- Right click on folder and select 'Compact'.
Info on compacting - why it is important: