Re: [Evolution] Fwd: Gnome Evolution Archive function

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> Sorry, how incomplete of me:
> 3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 

Things change, bugs get fixed. Archiving is relatively knew so it's
evolving. Version is important.


> When I go to Preferences->Mail Preferences->Archive Mail, I only see
> folders under mail accounts. (same for defaults for any given email
> account, btw.)

Is the "On This Computer" enabled in the account list?

> I was hoping I could archive to my local machine instead of to a
> folder in my email account. That would drag the messages being
> archived out of email and put them on disk locally only. I'm guessing
> that's not possible, then?

Of course it's possible.  If enabling the local storage doesn't work -
or even if it does - then you could create an account of type "Maildir-
format mail directories" or "Standard unix mbox mail spool directory"
(for performance I would suggest Maildir format, but it's up to you)
and point it at a (empty) directory on your local machine and archive
all your mail to that account - then you know where it is, it's outside
the folders managed by Evolution so is transportable, and is in a known
standard format.

P.