Re: [Evolution] Evolution unusable after update from 3.8 to 3.18

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> > What sort of account are you talking about?  POP, IMAP, EWS, Gmail, ...
> Personal IMAP setup with dovecot.

I use dovecot as well - I don't have 6000 folders, but I have a couple
of hundred, most of them unsubscribed, and I don't see any problems.

> > > The mailbox is a little special: over 6000 folders, but only 70
> > > subscribed. Looks like the newer evolution scans all folders in detail,
> > > even the unsuscribed.

I presume you have ticked Edit -> Preferences -> (account) -> Edit ->
Receiving Options -> Show only subscribed folders

What about "synchronize remote mail locally in all folders" on the same
page?

If your server is getting overloaded, it might be wise to reduce the
number of concurrent connections as well.

P.