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Warning before emptying junk mail folder

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I am not sure if this option is disabled by default in the latest Thunderbird(31.4.0) but I used to get a warning popup asking if I am sure I want to empty the junk mail folder.

How do I enable the popup warning before emptying junk mail folder.

Thanks in advance.

I am not sure if this option is disabled by default in the latest Thunderbird(31.4.0) but I used to get a warning popup asking if I am sure I want to empty the junk mail folder. How do I enable the popup warning before emptying junk mail folder. Thanks in advance.

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'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Advanced' > 'General' tab

  • click on 'Config Editor' button

It will tell you to be careful :)

  • In top search type: junk
  • look for this line: mailnews.emptyJunk.dontAskAgain; Value = true
  • double click on that line to toggle the 'True' to 'False'
  • close window - top right X
  • Click on 'OK'