Emptying the Wastebasket Choose Empty Wastebasket from the main window's Maintenance menu to permanently delete messages that have accumulated in the WASTEBASKET. To empty a wastebasket, select the wastebasket or the drawer in which the wastebasket resides and then choose the Empty Wastebasket menu item. After the wastebasket has been emptied, the messages are not retrievable. Additional topics: * Deleting a Message