Re: [Evolution] Directory Structures - Evolution 3.10.4

[Steve T <stevetucknott yahoo co uk>]

On Wed, 2015-01-21 at 19:41 +0100, Milan Crha wrote:
> On Wed, 2015-01-21 at 16:13 +0000, Steve T wrote:
> > 
> > Is there a way of knowing which of those directories are currently 
> > being used? Some seem to hold very old data - eg the local_mbox 
> > latest entry is Feb last year. Is that an old 'pre-conversion' 
> > folder?
> > 
>
>         Hi,
> Edit->Preferences->Mail Accounts shows you a list of the configured 
> mail accounts. Delete some, and then the folder will be automatically 
> moved into the trash folder, as I said earlier. Even the backup of the 
> old settings (before migration to Maildir, corresponding to the 
> 'local_mbox' folder) is configured there. If you do not need that 
> backup anymore, then delete the account and the rest will be done for 
> you. I'm not 100% sure when exactly it'll be auto-moved to the trash 
> folder, but it surely will, once a background "service" will notice no 
> corresponding account configured for that particular folder. Also 
> check the account settings, the mbox type has there a folder, or file, 
> to which it points and reads mail from.
>
> In short, your On This Computer/... messages are stored in the 'local' 
> subfolder. The rest are custom accounts (and the special 'trash' 
> folder).
>         Hope it helps,
>         Milan
>
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Thanks Milan - I now see the tie in (and the link to the local_mbox) via the preferences. I'll try by removing the mbox first from the preferences, and take it from there.

Thanks again,

Steve