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Xpunge |
| About |
 Xpunge is an extension
that allows the user to empty the trash folder and compact folders in multiple
Thunderbird accounts with a single action.
Thunderbird offers these two operations only for a single account and through separate
entries in the File
menu ("File -> Empty Trash" and "File -> Compact Folders").
When multiple accounts are set up,
repeating the same steps for each account can become quite tedious. This is where
Xpunge comes in, combining the two actions (emptying the trash folder and compacting folders)
in the convenience of a single button. It actually introduces two new buttons for the main Thunderbird toolbar,
one used to process a single account and one used to simultaneously process multiple
accounts, all done with just a single mouse click in each case. The same functionality is also
available through an "Xpunge" menu added to Thunderbird's "Tools" menu.
Moreover, there is a separately configurable timer feature that allows processing of multiple accounts
to be done automatically at a specific time every day and at regular intervals from the
time Thunderbird is started.
Xpunge works on all types of Thunderbird accounts, including IMAP email accounts.
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ATTENTION:
Compacting folders in
Thunderbird means that all the messages you have previously deleted
from those folders are now permanently deleted
from the hard disk and cannot be retrieved again. Keep this in mind when using this
extension.
This is the most recent stable release of Xpunge. I have made three slightly different versions available. You have the option to download the file that best fits the icon sizes used by your current Thunderbird theme. To install the extension, download the xpi file on your computer (right click, "Save As" or "Save Link As"), open the extensions window in Thunderbird ("Tools -> Add-ons"), click on the "Install" button to open the xpi file you just downloaded and restart Thunderbird.
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| What's New |
| Take a look at the releases page to see what's new in this release. |
| Usage |
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Please take a look at the usage page
for detailed information about how to use Xpunge.
You should also read the following article, which contains a lot of useful information about compacting folders in Thunderbird: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders If you want to see what other users have to say about this extension, please visit Xpunge's page on Mozilla Addons. If you would like to call "Xpunge" or "MultiXpunge" using the keyboard, you can use the keyconfig extension. I have written some instructions for setting up keyconfig to call the Xpunge functions. Xpunge has been granted a 100% CLEAN award by Softpedia. You can read Softpedia's review of Xpunge on their web site. |
| Troubleshooting |
| You can find a list of known issues with Xpunge and some tips for troubleshooting potential problems in the usage page for the current release. |
| Translations |
| If you want to translate Xpunge to your language of choice, you are welcome to either send me the locale (if you have already created it) or contact me for further information and instructions. Please check the following list of locales that already have a translator, to see which translations are currently missing from Xpunge. |
| Requested Features |
| I have compiled a list of features requested by users ever since Xpunge was first released. |
| Previous Releases |
| Please visit the releases page to find all the Xpunge releases to date. |
| Contact Info |
| You can let me know what you think of the extension
or report any bugs you may have discovered by sending an email to: xpungetb at gmail dot com.
If you think you have found a bug, please open the "Javascript Console" in Thunderbird and look for any entries related to Xpunge (if you are using a filter in the console, search for the string "xpunge"). Please attach all such entries in your email reporting the bug to me. |