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How do I delete old email addresses from my menu?

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1 - The previous email addresses are no longer viable but the first one still pops up as the default if I try to send an email from some proces other than directly from thunderbird. I want it gone but there is no way to get rid of it.

2 - my new email address has no spam folder in the menu but i think emails have been put into a hidden spam folder that i want to check. How do I set it up? Thank you for any help you can give me.

1 - The previous email addresses are no longer viable but the first one still pops up as the default if I try to send an email from some proces other than directly from thunderbird. I want it gone but there is no way to get rid of it. 2 - my new email address has no spam folder in the menu but i think emails have been put into a hidden spam folder that i want to check. How do I set it up? Thank you for any help you can give me.

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From the menu bar select Tools-Account Settings Select the account to remove Account actions-Remove Account

No menu bar with Tools? Press the alt key.

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Thunderbird gets all addressing suggestions from your address books. Find the old address and update or delete it. You have 2 address books by default. Check both of them.

Thunderbird does not create a Spam folder. Your provider might. If you are using IMAP email you can subscribe to the providers Spam folder to view it. If using POP you cannot.

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Sorry, the question was ambiguous. It is my own email address that is the problem, not other peoples. Thunderbird lists all my own email addresses and I want to delete all the folders (inbox, etc) pertaining to both my two ( no longer operational) addresses.

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From the menu bar select Tools-Account Settings Select the account to remove Account actions-Remove Account

No menu bar with Tools? Press the alt key.

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Thank you!!!