Title: How to Empty the Trash Folder in Business and Enterprise Email  
PrimaryCategory: Business &amp; Enterprise Email  
Type: Procedural  
Tags: trash_folder, delete_emails, free_space, webmail  
Source UI Terms: Trash folder, folder options icon, Empty  
Source Reference: How to Empty the Trash Folder in Business and Enterprise Email  

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### Procedural

Steps:  
1) Navigate to your Trash folder in webmail.  
2) Locate the folder options icon in the bottom left corner of the screen; it looks like a cog.  
3) Click the folder options icon.  
4) Select **Empty** to permanently delete all emails in the Trash folder.  

Summary:  
To free up mailbox space, navigate to your Trash folder in webmail, click the folder options icon shaped like a cog in the bottom left corner, and select Empty to delete all messages permanently.  

Evaluation Pairs:  
Q: How do I permanently delete emails from the Trash folder in Business and Enterprise Email?  
A: Navigate to the Trash folder, click the folder options icon shaped like a cog in the bottom left corner, and select Empty to delete all emails permanently.  

Q: Why should I empty the Trash folder in my webmail?  
A: Because deleted emails remain stored in the Trash folder, and emptying it frees up disk space by permanently deleting those emails.  

Q: Where do I find the option to empty the Trash folder in webmail?  
A: The option is under the folder options icon shaped like a cog located in the bottom left corner of the screen when you are inside the Trash folder.

When you want to free mailbox space by deleting messages. This article explains how to empty the Trash folder in webmail.
 
Emails that you have deleted from your Inbox or Sent folder or any other folder are not deleted permanently. They are moved to your Trash folder. 
If you want to permanently delete these emails and empty up space on your webmail disk, you will need to empty your Trash folder. 
Navigate to your Trash folder. 
In the bottom left corner of the screen you will see the folder options icon which is shaped like a cog. 
Click on it and select Empty. 
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When you want to free mailbox space by deleting messages. This article explains how to empty the Trash folder in webmail.
If you want to permanently delete these emails and empty up space on your webmail disk, you will need to empty your Trash folder.