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My Thunderbird won't allow me to compact and I must speak with someone for help.

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Anewf
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I have been unable to receive my new emails since December 13. I receive a message saying there is not enough disk space and that I need to compact my messages and delete old messages. I have deleted unneeded messages but am unable to compact when I try. I don't know why.

I have been unable to receive my new emails since December 13. I receive a message saying there is not enough disk space and that I need to compact my messages and delete old messages. I have deleted unneeded messages but am unable to compact when I try. I don't know why.

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christ1
christ1
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Check this article. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders#Compacting_does_not_seem_to_work