Computer Email Question--help!

[LittleSweetPeas]

I use Mozilla Thunderbird for my email client. When I delete emails they go into my trash folder as is usual. When I turn off the computer, turn it on the next day and click "get mail" it brings back every email I mass deleted the day before. This only happens when I delete a whole bunch of emails at one time. So this morning I received 324 emails and 314 I had deleted last night. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[Wonder Woman]

hmmm...

have you compacted your trash folder lately?

and do you empty your trash after you mass delete?

[LittleSweetPeas]

No and no. Should I be? I just leave it there in case I need it later but still want it out of my inbox. Sometimes I get a bit trash-happy. :D

[Wonder Woman]

welllllllllll.........seeing as how I just deleted over 1500 hundred items from my sent folder, I can't preach too hard. But yes.

You can create a 'storage' folder for the ones you'll need later, and move them to that...