The FolderFlags add-on adds a tab to folder properties that lets you change the flags Thunderbird uses to identify certain types of folders.It may take a while for the subscription changes to take effect. If you deleted the Trash folder in the web front end of your mail provider, you may need to cancel the IMAP folder subscriptions, too. If you can't delete it through Thunderbird, then delete it through the account's webmail interface.Ħ. (If not, exit and restart Thunderbird.) If the old Trash folder is still showing, you should now be able to delete it. You should now see the new Trash folder (e.g., "Deleted Items") showing the trash can icon. If you want to use "Gelöscht" (German for Trash) you would have to write it in the user_pref as "Gel&APY-scht", since the German Umlaute has to be encoded differently.ĥ. Insert a line like the following into "prefs.js", with the correct server# and correct name for the Trash folder: Look for a line similar to this, corresponding to your own IMAP acccount: It could be "server2", "server5", "server7", or some other number depending on your own individual account setup. Open your "prefs.js" file with a text editor such as Notepad to find the server# used to represent your IMAP account. Make a temporary backup copy of your profile folder (or at least "prefs.js").ģ. Completely exit Thunderbird if it is running.Ģ. To specify a different Trash folder for an IMAP account in Thunderbird:ġ. That should work for both IMAP and POP accounts though not for a global inbox (Local Folders). Īn alternative solution is to use the FolderFlags add-on to flag a folder as the Trash folder. See Creating a escaped version of a non-ASCII folder name. If you want to use "Gelöscht" (German for Trash) you might have to enter it as "Gel&APY-scht", since the German Umlaute has to be encoded differently. For example the EN-GB (UK) version uses "Deleted" for the Trash folder. Localized versions of Thunderbird sometimes have different names for some of the hard-coded folders. Change Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> account_name -> When I delete a message -> "Move it to this folder" to "rubbish".Add chrome://messenger/locale/messenger.properties#trashFolderName= rubbish to that file.Create a text file called custom-strings.txt in that directory.Create the Chrome directory if it doesn't exist.
#MOZILLA THUNDERBIRD FOLDER SUBFOLDER DISPLAY WINDOWS#
View the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird (or your equivalent) directory using Windows Explorer.For example if you wanted to rename the Trash folder to rubbish: That file is mainly meant to localize text in the user interface but it can be used to change hard-coded folder names. You can rename the Trash folder using a custom-strings.txt file in the optional Chrome directory in the programs installation directory. Thunderbird would create its own Trash folder (named "Trash") while your mail server would use the other folder (e.g., "Deleted Items"), and you might see both folders in the Thunderbird folders pane. This can create a problem if you have a IMAP account and the IMAP server uses a different name for the Trash folder. Thunderbird assumes that your Trash folder is called "Trash" and not some other name, such as "Deleted Items".
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