Add-ons
Safe Trash Cleaner 0.6.2
by OptimiZ
Empties trash, junk and selected folders of selected Thunderbird accounts after confirmation.
About this Add-on
Safe Trash Cleaner helps you clean up your Trash, Spam, and Junk folders in Thunderbird in a controlled and secure manner.
You decide which accounts to include, which folders can be emptied, and whether additional confirmation prompts are required before final deletion.
The add-on was developed with a clear focus:
privacy, control, and trust.
Although Safe Trash Cleaner requires certain permissions to access the selected folders, your privacy remains protected: the add-on does not read, edit, store, transmit, or use your messages, personal data, or any other information.
Of course, there are already extensions that perform similar tasks. But especially when dealing with emails, Trash, and Spam/Junk folders, I do not want to blindly rely on third-party code. Emails often contain sensitive information, private communications, login credentials, invoices, or business content. That is why Safe Trash Cleaner centers on one principle:
as much security as possible, as little risk as necessary.
With Safe Trash Cleaner, you can specify exactly which mailboxes should be included. For each account, you can choose separately whether to clean the Trash, Spam/Junk, or both. You can also specify custom folder names if you want additional folders to be checked automatically.
Especially important: the add-on does not delete things blindly. Before anything is actually deleted, safety measures are in place, such as confirmation dialogs, an optional security phrase, and a dry run mode. In dry run mode, the add-on only shows what would be deleted without actually removing anything. This allows you to check what will happen before data is permanently removed.
Highlights
Safe Trash Cleaner is designed for anyone who wants to keep Thunderbird clean without giving up control over their data.
Languages
Safe Trash Cleaner is currently available in English and German.
You decide which accounts to include, which folders can be emptied, and whether additional confirmation prompts are required before final deletion.
The add-on was developed with a clear focus:
privacy, control, and trust.
Although Safe Trash Cleaner requires certain permissions to access the selected folders, your privacy remains protected: the add-on does not read, edit, store, transmit, or use your messages, personal data, or any other information.
Of course, there are already extensions that perform similar tasks. But especially when dealing with emails, Trash, and Spam/Junk folders, I do not want to blindly rely on third-party code. Emails often contain sensitive information, private communications, login credentials, invoices, or business content. That is why Safe Trash Cleaner centers on one principle:
as much security as possible, as little risk as necessary.
With Safe Trash Cleaner, you can specify exactly which mailboxes should be included. For each account, you can choose separately whether to clean the Trash, Spam/Junk, or both. You can also specify custom folder names if you want additional folders to be checked automatically.
Especially important: the add-on does not delete things blindly. Before anything is actually deleted, safety measures are in place, such as confirmation dialogs, an optional security phrase, and a dry run mode. In dry run mode, the add-on only shows what would be deleted without actually removing anything. This allows you to check what will happen before data is permanently removed.
Highlights
- Empty Trash and Spam/Junk folders selectively for each account
- Support for multiple Thunderbird accounts
- Additional customizable folder names available
- Dry run mode: check first, then delete
- Confirmation before every deletion
- Optional security phrase for permanent deletion
- Adjustable batch size for controlled deletion
- Developed with a focus on data protection and transparency
Safe Trash Cleaner is designed for anyone who wants to keep Thunderbird clean without giving up control over their data.
Languages
Safe Trash Cleaner is currently available in English and German.
