How to delete mail from thunderbird

To delete emails from Thunderbird, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete individual emails

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  2. Click on the email folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g., Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.).
  3. Select the email(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to each email.
  4. Right-click on the selected email(s) and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email(s) by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 2: Delete multiple emails at once

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  2. Click on the email folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g., Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.).
  3. Select all the emails you want to delete by pressing Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac).
  4. Right-click on the selected emails and choose "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email(s) by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 3: Delete all emails in a folder

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  2. Click on the email folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g., Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.).
  3. Right-click on the folder and choose "Empty Folder" from the context menu.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete all emails in the folder by clicking "OK" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 4: Delete emails using the keyboard shortcut

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account you want to delete emails from.
  2. Click on the email folder that contains the emails you want to delete (e.g., Inbox, Sent, Drafts, etc.).
  3. Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard to delete the currently selected email.
  4. Repeat step 3 for each email you want to delete.

Note: When you delete an email, it will be moved to the "Trash" folder by default. You can change this behavior by going to Tools > Account Settings > Server Settings and selecting a different action for deleted emails.