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Thunderbird autodetele messages interval

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danilk26
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Hello. Decided to turn on auto-delete messages feature, but default autodelete time set at 30 days. When trying to enable this feature, mozilla says that this will delete messages from PC and server, so here's the question, how to set it up around 900 days before enabling? (need to delete messages older than 2018)

Hello. Decided to turn on auto-delete messages feature, but default autodelete time set at 30 days. When trying to enable this feature, mozilla says that this will delete messages from PC and server, so here's the question, how to set it up around 900 days before enabling? (need to delete messages older than 2018)

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

Good question. Something has changed because I previously tested those areas, albeit a while ago - so I've created a bug report. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1744107

Note: For each folder there is also an option Right click on folder > Properties > Retention Policy You have to uncheck 'Use my account settings' This offers access to selecting a delete option. If you select radio button 'Delete messages more than x days old' You get access to changing the number of days before you click on OK. Same with 'Delete all but the most recent x messages.'

So that method offers access to Retention Policy but only via one folder at a time.

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Toad-Hall
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Good question. Something has changed because I previously tested those areas, albeit a while ago - so I've created a bug report. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1744107

Note: For each folder there is also an option Right click on folder > Properties > Retention Policy You have to uncheck 'Use my account settings' This offers access to selecting a delete option. If you select radio button 'Delete messages more than x days old' You get access to changing the number of days before you click on OK. Same with 'Delete all but the most recent x messages.'

So that method offers access to Retention Policy but only via one folder at a time.

danilk26
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Toad-Hall said
Good question. Something has changed because I previously tested those areas, albeit a while ago - so I've created a bug report. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1744107 Note: For each folder there is also an option Right click on folder > Properties > Retention Policy You have to uncheck 'Use my account settings' This offers access to selecting a delete option. If you select radio button 'Delete messages more than x days old' You get access to changing the number of days before you click on OK. Same with 'Delete all but the most recent x messages.' So that method offers access to Retention Policy but only via one folder at a time. 
This is the solution for topic question, but there's another problem :) How to activate this policy? Messages won't delete even after thunderbird restart
Toad-Hall
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Right click on folder and select 'Compact'