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After reloading Thunderbird, the program no longer deletes the emails on the server after being read. Is there a setting on Thunderbird to do that?

After reloading Thunderbird, the program no longer deletes the emails on the server after being read. Is there a setting on Thunderbird to do that?

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Are you using POP or IMAP? Messages are deleted from server with POP accounts if so specified in settings, but I am unaware of any setting that deletes after being read.

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I have a POP3 connection. I see no setting in Thunderbird that allows me to delete emails after being read.

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There isn't, although you can have messages deleted from server after being downloaded.

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This deletion was working before I replaced the software for Thunderbird with the latest version. Maybe, there is a bug in it somewhere?

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Now I am seeing that Thunderbird does not see messages sitting available on my server. I have configured Thunderbird to have the proper addresses of this server, so why can't it read anything?

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OK, I found it. A setting in Thunderbird that says 'leave messages on the server'. Unchecking that did indeed remove it from the server as it was read into my Thunderbird folder. I think I am ok with this, for now.

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Now, if someone can pull a rabbit out of the hat and help me restore my lost emails, that would be wonderful.

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You have posted a new issue, so you should provide more info on how you lost them.

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