How to Empty the Trash in Eudora 6.2

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You might not know it, but if you've deleted a mail message in Eudora, it's not necessarily gone from your system! Indeed, the message is still taking up space in your "Deleted Items" folder. Over time, your "Deleted Items" folder can become very large, unless you take out the trash regularly. Here's how to take out the trash in Eudora.

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Manually Empty Trash using the Mail Folder Pane:

1. Open Eudora. In the pane on the left hand side, double click the Eudora Folder to expand it and view the In, Out, and Trash Folders.
   
   
2. Right-click on the Trash Folder and select Empty Trash from the menu that appears.
   
   
3. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete the selected items. Click Yes. You also have the option of bypassing the prompt by checking the ‘Don’t warn me anymore’ box.
   

Manually Empty the Trash using the Tools Menu

1. Open Eudora. In the pane on the left hand side, double click the Eudora Folder to expand it and view the In, Out, and Trash Folders. Double-click to view items in the Trash Folder.
   
   
2. Select the item(s) to be deleted. Click on the Delete Message(s) icon on the far left side of the Toolbar. If there are no items selected, the icon will only show the outline of a trash can, not a full picture.
   
   
3. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete all of the selected items. Click Yes.
   

Manually Empty the Trash using the Messages Menu

1. Open Eudora. Go to the Mailbox menu and select Trash to view the Trash Folder.
   
   
2. Select the item(s) to be deleted. Key Ctrl+D or go to the Messages menu and select Delete.
   
   
3. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete all of the selected items. Click Yes.
   

Manually Empty the Trash using the Messages Menu

1. Open Eudora. Go to the Special menu and select Empty Trash.
   
   
2. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete all of the selected items. Click Yes.
   

Automatically Empty the Trash every time you exit Eudora

1. Open Eudora. Go to the Tools menu and select the Options option.
   
   
2. Scroll down the icons in the left-hand pane. Double-click the Miscellaneous icon. Check the ‘Empty trash when exiting’ box and click OK.
   
   
3. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to permanently delete all of the selected items. Click Yes. You have the option of bypassing the prompt by checking the ‘Don’t warn me anymore’ box