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Missing "Undo Delete Message" in Thunderbird

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edithmw
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What happened to Thunderbird's "Undo delete message" option? I am permanently losing messages when timing is off on deleting messages. They don't end up in Trash, and I can't find where they go. This feature disappeared about a couple of months ago or so.

What happened to Thunderbird's "Undo delete message" option? I am permanently losing messages when timing is off on deleting messages. They don't end up in Trash, and I can't find where they go. This feature disappeared about a couple of months ago or so.

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Wayne Mery
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Does the trash folder have the correct special "trash can" icon?

gmail account?

edithmw
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Not a gmail account. Trash can icon shown in attachment. Thanks for any help/hints you can provide.

Wayne Mery
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icon looks good.

try "empty trash"

edithmw
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Will I ever be able to retrieve recent trash?

zamar27
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Check deleted messages handling settings on your webmail server.