Monday, October 4, 2004

Change Trash IMAP folder in Mozilla

I was having problems using Mozilla on an Exchange IMAP server. The web interface to the IMAP server wants to use a folder called "Deleted Items" as the trash folder, while Mozilla, by default, wants to use a folder called "Trash". I got tired of having two different folders that deleted emails get moved to, so I found a page with some instructions to tell Mozilla to use a different IMAP folder for the trash folder.




Here are the steps:
  1. Quit Mozilla
  2. Add this line to your prefs.js in your profile
    user_pref("mail.server.server3.trash_folder_name", "Deleted Items");
  3. You've got to replace server3 with the real number in your prefs.js.
  4. Restart Mozilla
This will also work with Thunderbird
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2 comments:

  1. WayneSeptember 19, 2005 at 12:47 AM

    For Thunderbird, after the first restart, you'll see both "Trash" and "Deleted Items" as the trash folders.
    Restart again and the original "Trash" folder is removed.

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  2. dloganAugust 18, 2008 at 11:47 PM

    This guide is much more detailed:
    http://kb.mozillazine.org/IMAP_Trash_folder
    It includes what to do if the setting doesn't take.

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