Re: [Evolution] [solved]contact list hangs

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

How on earth did that fix the contact list?  It doesn't use these indices, they're purely for email.

On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 08:25 -0400, chris lee wrote:
> Thanks , that did it - one pointer for others, the re-indexing takes
> quite awhile with no visible signs of activity so it is easy to assume
> it has failed - jut relax - get a coffee etc
>
> On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 19:22, Andre Klapper wrote:
> > Am Di, den 01.06.2004 um 17:01 Uhr -0400 schrieb chris lee:
> > > I remember seeing a post on the list here that there are index files
> > > that can be deleted to let evo re-index itself. I want to try that but
> > > can't remember the file name or the post.
> > 
> > hi chris,
> > 
> > should be the following:
> > 
> > first shutdown evo entirely by this command:
> >   $ evolution --force-shutdown
> > then remove the index files:
> >   $ find ~/evolution/local/ -name "mbox.*" -exec rm -f {} \;
> > 
> > normal disclaimer: be careful, back up before you do and so on... ;-)
> > 
> > cheers,
> > andre
>
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