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Keep Trash - Prevent Pop-up Asking To Delete

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andrewboundy
andrewboundy

Every time I use TB now it asks me to compact (delete) my trash. I want to keep my trash. I don't want to move it but I do want to keep it. How can I turn off this super-annoying continual pop-up?

Every time I use TB now it asks me to compact (delete) my trash. I want to keep my trash. I don't want to move it but I do want to keep it. How can I turn off this super-annoying continual pop-up?
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Matt
Matt
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It is asking to compact and you should do it. IT has nothing to do with your deleted messages, except to remove them instead of hide them in the folders they were moved or removed from. Everything in your deleted folder has a residual "copy" in the folder it was deleted from for instance. This housekeeping process simply cleans up that mess.

Wayne Mery
Wayne Mery
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/compacting-folders now explains it MUCH better.

If you still have problems please post a new support request.