Global or Account level Clear Local Messages

[AndrewB]

Can the Clear Local Messages functionality, currently available on individual folders be replicated at the account level?

I have finally moved on from K9 v5.6 to the current Thunderbird release. Great to see the UI & workflow improvements particularly with the account lists.

However....... I really miss the Clear Local Messages function at the account level - i.e. ability to clear all local message from all folders for an account.

The current process of going though each individual folder (even the most basic: inbox/sent/trash) is laborious & time-consuming.

I see that the 'Remove Account' function from K9 has been replicated in the 3-dot menu for Account Settings. This would be a good place to have the Clear Local Messages function for each account.

Reason I find this useful - I use my android devices for temporarily accessing email when away from my main computer. My android devices are set not to delete items on the server and not to sync server deletions. My main computer is set to download & delete from the server.

I use this arrangement so I can retain local copies of some emails if required e.g. whilst traveling for a period, i.e. I can have local copies of travel itineraries, tickets etc which remain even after my main computer has done a download & delete on the server. Once I return to my main computer I no longer need the local copies & they can be deleted, along with any other local copies of received or sent emails.

[Jon]

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