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Thunderbird

How to free over 4 GB of space on Windows XP

In Thunderbird, Tip, Windows XP on 28 February 2008 with 2 comments

In Thunderbird, Tip, Windows XP on 28 February 2008 12:53 pm with 2 comments
(ID: #1282)

Using TreeSize Free, I found that I had over 4 GB of files taken up in:
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\
All those sub-folders are temporary, but they haven’t gotten cleared out. CCleaner doesn’t touch this folder, either. Very odd. I deleted them and haven’t noticed anything wrong yet. *knock on wood*
Thunderbird users — Also, I [...]

Switching from Gmail to IMAP in 9 steps

In Email, How-to, Software, Thunderbird on 24 January 2006 with no comments

In Email, How-to, Software, Thunderbird on 24 January 2006 11:12 am with no comments
(ID: #853)

I’m switching from Gmail to using Mozilla Thunderbird since I found out my webhost has IMAP installed. I don’t need all that space for email anyway. Here goes nothing:

In Gmail, “Enable POP for all mail (even mail that’s already been downloaded)”
When messages are accessed with POP, “archive Gmail’s copy“
Read “Why wasn’t all my mail downloaded?“
Configure [...]

Quick File extension

In Asides, Extensions, Open Source, Software, Thunderbird on 23 January 2006 with 2 comments

In Asides, Extensions, Open Source, Software, Thunderbird on 23 January 2006 12:04 am with 2 comments
(ID: #854)

I’m using Thunderbird instead of Gmail right now. (More about this later.) For now, I just had to write this out. Quick File is an awesome extension that I wish I would’ve seen before I purged and sorted 73MB-worth of emails (with lots of attachments). I’m not seeing much documentation, so basically, press Alt+Q, type [...]