Re: [Evolution] error storing folder 'folder'

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sun, 2011-01-09 at 07:02 -0500, Carpet Nailz wrote: 
> Is there a bottom line to this problem? I just spent a half hr reading
> various reports about this problem (seems to go back many years) and all
> I see are work-arounds. Did I miss a solution or is there none? Is it
> just a Ubuntu problem?
>
> I switched to Ubuntu 10.04, which provides Evolution 2.28.3, about a
> month ago. Started getting the "Error storing folder 'Inbox'" message
> (other people seem to get more complex messages). I tried what was
> suggested in an earlier thread:
>
>    evolution --force-shutdown
>    rm ~/.evolution/mail/local/folders.db
>
> This seemed to clear up the 'Inbox' problem, but now I'm getting the
> same problem with a different folder ("Error storing folder 'Lynn'").
> Now I also just go "Error while Expunging folder" after trying to empty
> trash.

Try removing *all* the folders.db files (after shutting down Evo of
course). Errors with the Trash folder are really errors with the folder
the deleted messages are in (Trash is not a real folder).

> Did I miss a solution in my Googline, or is there none, even after all
> these years? Is it just a Ubuntu problem?

It has nothing to do with Ubuntu as such, but note that the latest Evo
is 2.32 so perhaps upgrading to a later Ubuntu will get you a later Evo.

poc