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Is it safe to delete .thunderbird after removing Thunderbird?

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I'm running 14.04 Server with a ~16 GB SSD and ran out of room. I was able to clean up and get some free space but Thunderbird was using 1.7 GB in my home directory in .thunderbird. I've uninstalled Thunderbird since it wasn't essential and ran various apt-get commands to clean up but the directory is still there. Is it safe to just delete .thunderbird?

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answered 2 Years ago humbire · Accepted Answer

Most of the 1,7 GB will be emails and their corresponding attachments. Since you uninstalled it, one may assume you do not need the emails/passwords, attachments etc. anymore. If that is the case, yes, it is save to remove.

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Be aware that emails you have in a POP account will possibly be lost. They will not be on the server any more unless you specifically set it in your Thunderbird preferences.