Trash Folder#
Introduction#
In NeoMutt, when you “delete” an email it is first marked deleted.
The email isn’t really gone until <sync-mailbox> is called.
This happens when the user leaves the folder, or the function is called manually.
After <sync-mailbox> has been called the email is gone forever.
The $trash variable defines a folder in which to keep old emails.
As before, first you mark emails for deletion.
When <sync-mailbox> is called the emails are moved to the trash folder.
The $trash path can be either a full directory, or be relative to the $folder variable, like the :mailboxes command.
Note
Emails deleted from the trash folder are gone forever.
📷 Screenshot Needed
Subject: Trash folder in the sidebar
Description: The NeoMutt sidebar showing a list of mailboxes including a visible “Trash” folder entry with a message count, alongside other folders like Inbox, Sent, and Drafts. The Trash folder should contain some messages to show it is in use.
Highlights: How the Trash folder appears as a regular mailbox in the sidebar, its unread/total message count, and how it fits into the overall mailbox hierarchy.
Variables#
Name |
Type |
Default |
|---|---|---|
trash |
string |
(none) |
Functions#
Menus |
Default Key |
Function |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
index,pager |
(none) |
really delete the current entry, bypassing the trash folder |
neomuttrc#
# Example NeoMutt config file for the 'trash' feature.
# This feature defines a new 'trash' folder.
# When mail is deleted it will be moved to this folder.
# Folder in which to put deleted emails
set trash='+Trash'
set trash='/home/flatcap/Mail/Trash'
# The default delete key 'd' will move an email to the 'trash' folder
# Bind 'D' to REALLY delete an email
bind index D purge-message
# Note: Deleting emails from the 'trash' folder will REALLY delete them.
# vim: filetype=neomuttrc
See Also#
folder-hook