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Reinstalled TB 68.6.0 on Mac, and now Trash folder is called Deleted in the client (but not on the server)

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I ended up having to reinstall Thunderbird and delete my profile to clear up issues with notifications. That worked, but now there are some oddities that I haven't figured out. One is that my Trash folder is now called Deleted. The strange things about this are that 1. The IMAP directory for the folder is still Trash 2. I am not able to rename the folder in Thunderbird -- there is no Rename... option when right-clicking, and the folder properties dialog won't let me edit the name.

Any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?

I ended up having to reinstall Thunderbird and delete my profile to clear up issues with notifications. That worked, but now there are some oddities that I haven't figured out. One is that my Trash folder is now called Deleted. The strange things about this are that 1. The IMAP directory for the folder is still Trash 2. I am not able to rename the folder in Thunderbird -- there is no Rename... option when right-clicking, and the folder properties dialog won't let me edit the name. Any idea why this is happening or how to fix it?
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I think Deleted is the word used in the EN-GB version of TB, while Trash is in the EN-US version. Which version did you reinstall? All that matters is that the folder you subscribe to is the same as the designated folder for deletions in Account Settings, Server Settings.

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I think Deleted is the word used in the EN-GB version of TB, while Trash is in the EN-US version. Which version did you reinstall? All that matters is that the folder you subscribe to is the same as the designated folder for deletions in Account Settings, Server Settings.

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Sure enough, it turns out that the download link that came up first for me was EN-GB and I didn't notice the dialect difference. Thanks!