[Evolution] Emplying trash folder

[Jonathan Jacobs <stingray761 fuse net>]

On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 09:59 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 09:45 -0400, Jonathan Jacobs wrote: 
> > On Fri, 2010-04-16 at 14:57 -0400, Jonathan Jacobs wrote: 
> > > > My mother has a boat load of emails that she is trying to delete. 
> > > >  Evolution is having a problem doing that.  I have posted a bug but 
> > > >  only a few people have had this problem and they have Ubuntu 9.10.  No 
> > > > error messages pop up, the emails just sit in the trash folder and do 
> > > >  nothing. 
> > >
> > > Does the user understand the Evo deletion model: mark the message 
> > > Deleted, and later on Expunge the folder? 
> > >
> > > Is the account in question local (POP) or remote (IMAP, Exchange, etc.)? 
> > >
> > > If the account is local, check the size of the offending folder (not 
> > > Trash but the the folder she's deleting from, probably Inbox). If it's 
> > > close to 2GB, that may be the problem. ALso make sure there is at least 
> > > 2GB free space on the filesystem that holds /tmp. 
> > >
> > > poc 
> >
> > Thanks for helping me with this problem. The error that I saw was 
> >  "Error while expunging folder".  It is a pop3 account and the emails 
> >  are just regular emails.  No attachments.  She deletes from IN box and 
> >  expunges from trash folder.  Lots of free space.  I deleted what was 
> >  in the /tmp folder and rebooted and I get the same error.  Please, any 
> >  other ideas? Jonathan 
>
> Once again, check the size of the Inbox file, e.g.: 
>
> ls -lh ~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox 
>
> If it's close to 2GB, surgery will be required. This is because Evo 
> can't handle mbox-format files larger than this. Expunging trash from an 
> mbox file implies making a copy of the file, which is how this situation 
> can arise. 
 
If mbox file is less than 2 GB then have a look at 
http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_I_get_an_error_.22Summary_and_folder_mismatch.2C_even_after_a_sync.22.3F
 
 
- Akhil 
 
I found out that her Inbox is 17mb in size.  So what kind of surgery does the computer need?


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