Re: [Evolution] Evo memory use

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

learning( exams ) || posting( evolution );   // wrong decision... ;-)


> > > Assuming this is true, is there a way to keep my mail archives available
> > > without having them consume huge amounts of memory?  I have mail-list
> > > messages in at least one folder dating back to July of 2002 that I'd
> > > like to keep and occasionally search, but I don't need them all the
> > > time. 
> >
> > I don't know, if that is the cause -- but you can disable indexing of
> > the body contents of local mail folders:
> >  Right Click / Properties
>
> That shouldn't matter, the indexes are only kept on disk and not in
> memory.

ok, than thats probably not the cause...

Cliff, how long was Evo running before checking for memory usage? Maybe
a nasty memory leak?


> > You can manually remove those index files next to the mbox mail files to
> > see, if it really matters.
>
> If you remove them they get re-created automatically.  :-)

Yeah, I know that -- was meant as an addition to 'unchecking indexing'
to really get rid of that data.

Paranoia saves your day... ;)

...guenther


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