Important Notice: We're experiencing email notification issues. If you've posted a question in the community forums recently, please check your profile manually for responses while we're working to fix this.

On Monday the 3rd of March, around 5pm UTC (9am PT) users may experience a brief period of downtime while one of our underlying services is under maintenance.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Emptying the Trash: File>Empty Trash should work in any view not just the Trash view

  • 1 reply
  • 2 have this problem
  • 2 views
  • Last reply by christ1

NigelRunner
NigelRunner
more options

38.3.0 W8.1, W10 This is probably an improvement request ...

I frequently empty the trash. There are 3 things that I would like to improve. 1) I have to go to the trash view and then select from the File menu File>Empty Trash. I should be able to do this from any view. 2) The Trash is not visibly removed from my trash view - I have to move the mouse up and down the trash view and then the items visibly disappear. 3) I'd like to be able to put a button on the toolbar to delete all trash rather than having to go to the file menu.

I've been using Thunderbird a probably 3+ years and it has been very reliable, I think it is a good product. Updates work well. Thanks

Nigel

38.3.0 W8.1, W10 This is probably an improvement request ... I frequently empty the trash. There are 3 things that I would like to improve. 1) I have to go to the trash view and then select from the File menu File>Empty Trash. I should be able to do this from any view. 2) The Trash is not visibly removed from my trash view - I have to move the mouse up and down the trash view and then the items visibly disappear. 3) I'd like to be able to put a button on the toolbar to delete all trash rather than having to go to the file menu. I've been using Thunderbird a probably 3+ years and it has been very reliable, I think it is a good product. Updates work well. Thanks Nigel

Chosen solution

I'd like to be able to put a button on the toolbar to delete all trash rather than having to go to the file menu.

Install this add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/empty-em/

Read this answer in context 👍 0

All Replies (1)

christ1
christ1
  • Top 25 Contributor
more options

Chosen Solution

I'd like to be able to put a button on the toolbar to delete all trash rather than having to go to the file menu.

Install this add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/empty-em/