Introduction
Empty 'em is a simple Thunderbird extension that empties Junk and Trash folders from all configured servers. The extension provides a menu item (Tools -> Empty Junk & Trash), a folder pane context menu item, and a toolbar button to do so.
Add-on preferences allow you to include/exclude Junk, Trash, none or both folders in emptying process. You can also choose to override delete confirmation for each folders.
To enable debugging, you can enable verbose console messages via preferences.
Background
In Thunderbird, I usually have around half-a-dozen email accounts set up. Most of them Gmail accounts. Very often, Gmail's Junk filter catches tons of Junk email and populates the Junk folders in Thunderbird. After manually cleaning up the Inbox folders and deleting unwanted email, the Trash folders are also populated.
Manually going through all the Junk and Trash folders to empty them, is tedious.
That is what prompted me to write this extension. I hope someone out there finds it helpful too.
Download
- Empty 'em can be obtained from Add-ons for Thunderbird website
- Feel free to fork this repository. You can generate the
.xpifile with the following command:
% cd .../emptyem
% sh ./build.sh
Authors and Contributors
Mahesh Asolkar (@asolkar)
Support or Contact
- You can use Empty 'em Support Google Group to seek support, provide feedback or point out bugs.
- You can also write a review on Add-ons for Thunderbird website