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How do I tell Thunderbird to request confirmation before deleting a message?

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wwataber
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When I empty the email trash Thunderbird asks to confirm Yes or No and Don't ask again (box). I don't believe I ever checked the don't ask again box, Thunderbird just stopped asking for confirmation. How do I get Thunderbird to request confirm Yes or No when I empty the trash mail ?

When I empty the email trash Thunderbird asks to confirm Yes or No and Don't ask again (box). I don't believe I ever checked the don't ask again box, Thunderbird just stopped asking for confirmation. How do I get Thunderbird to request confirm Yes or No when I empty the trash mail ?

Réiteach roghnaithe

Open Tools/(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor and copy mailnews.emptyTrash.dontAskAgain in the Search and change the value to false.

To have a confirmation prompt for deleting messages, use this add-on:

https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/index-en.html#cbd

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sfhowes
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Réiteach Roghnaithe

Open Tools/(or AppMenu/Options)/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor and copy mailnews.emptyTrash.dontAskAgain in the Search and change the value to false.

To have a confirmation prompt for deleting messages, use this add-on:

https://nic-nac-project.org/~kaosmos/index-en.html#cbd

wwataber
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sfhowes, Your amazing !! Thank you sfhowes, you solved my problem. Best Regards