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Thunderbird: the folder compress - how it works

  • Sep 21, 2025
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In Thunderbird, you can compact your folders manually, and thus save space. We explain to you how this works!

E-Mail folder in the Thunderbird out

Just E-Mails with attachments will cost you a lot of storage space. Therefore, you should in Thunderbird some of the folders out:
  1. To do this, click in the left column with the right mouse button on the folder you want to compress.
  2. A menu will open. Select Compress "on"here
  3. The compression starts and ends automatically without a confirmation. Depending on the size of the folder, the process can last a while. So let Thunderbird best in the Background for some time.
E-Mail-folder compress
This practice tip is related to Thunderbird 24.5.0. Read also, how to you in Thunderbird, an E-Mail signature to create.

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