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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 two versions available with slightly different icon sizes, so you have the option to download the file that best fits your current Thunderbird theme. If you are using the default Thunderbird theme or one with equal icon sizes (16x16 and 24x24 pixels), please download Xpunge from the Mozilla Addons site, I am not hosting this file here anymore (there is really no need to). 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.


COMPATIBILITY NOTES:

  1. Thunderbird 5 came with several changes that broke the compatibility of Xpunge. This means that versions of Xpunge for Thunderbird 5 (version 0.4.2 or newer) are not compatible with older versions of Thunderbird. So if you are using Thunderbird 3 or older, please install Xpunge 0.4.1 or older.

Current Version:     0.4.3

Released:     23 Aug 2011

Compatibility:     Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0 - 6.*

Translations:     Catalan (ca-AD),  Danish (da-DK),   Dutch (nl-NL),  French (fr-FR),  German (de-DE),  Greek (el-GR),  Hebrew (he-IL),   Hungarian (hu-HU),  Japanese (ja),  Russian (ru-RU),  Spanish-Spain (es-ES).

  •  xpunge-0.4.3-16_24.xpi (@ Mozilla Addons) :    Tested on Linux, with icon sizes of 24x24 (large) and 16x16 (small) pixels. Download this version if you are using the default Thunderbird theme on Linux or MS Windows.

  •  xpunge-0.4.3-20_30.xpi :    Tested on Linux, with icon sizes of 30x30 (large) and 20x20 (small) pixels.

  •  xpunge-0.4.3-24_32.xpi :    Tested on Linux, with icon sizes of 32x32 (large) and 24x24 (small) pixels. Download this version if you are using the default Thunderbird theme on Mac OSX.

TRY XPUNGE BETA: I have now made available a beta version of Xpunge, currently Xpunge 0.5b3, which includes the often-requested and long-awaited feature of emptying the Junk folders too. The beta is made available for evaluation purposes and may be unstable, but if you do not mind testing it, I would appreciate your feedback.

Xpunge is completely free, but if you like this extension and want to support its continued development, consider making a donation.



What's New
Take a look at the releases page to see what's new in this release.


Usage
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 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.


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.


External Reviews
If you want to see what other users have to say about this extension, please visit Xpunge's page on Mozilla Addons.

Xpunge 0.4.2 has been granted a 100% CLEAN award by Softpedia. You can go ahead and read Softpedia's review of Xpunge.

Xpunge has also been featured in an article on MakeUseOf.com as one of 10 Must-Have Toolbar Buttons for Thunderbird 3.


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 "Error 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.




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