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i'm getting this error and to know how to stop it.

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I am getting this message sporadically but frequently. How do I stop this. I have administrator access and my disk space is plentiful.

"The messages could not be filtered to folder 'Trash' because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again."

I am getting this message sporadically but frequently. How do I stop this. I have administrator access and my disk space is plentiful. "The messages could not be filtered to folder 'Trash' because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again."

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Click with right button mouse on Trash >> Properties >> Repair Folder

Also, Click with right button mouse on Trahsh >> Compact

Modified by Diego Victor