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How to empty deleted or junk file quickly instead of having to click on each email in the folder

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I can delete emails one by one but want to be able to empty the trash file in one hit. How do I do this?

I can delete emails one by one but want to be able to empty the trash file in one hit. How do I do this?

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If you right click these folders you may well see an option to empty the folder. In cases where this isn't offered, open the folder,select one message. Use Ctrl+a to select all messages and del to remove them.

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If you right click these folders you may well see an option to empty the folder. In cases where this isn't offered, open the folder,select one message. Use Ctrl+a to select all messages and del to remove them.

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Zenos said

If you right click these folders you may well see an option to empty the folder. In cases where this isn't offered, open the folder,select one message. Use Ctrl+a to select all messages and del to remove them.
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Is there a way of automatically emptying the trash folder when I'm closing Thunderbird?

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Tools|Account Settings|Server Settings→Message Storage.