Re: [Evolution] Storage location for Evolution files

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2022-07-13 at 07:39 -0600, Jim Arner wrote:
> I had a serious issue earlier this morning, warnings that Evolution
> couldn't
> retrieve messages because storage location 'full'.  I've had to
> restore my
> system from a backup.
>
> By default, Evolution stores files on the system drive.  I have a
> relatively
> small system drive for Linux Mint 20.3 - how can I relocate storage
> to a
> separate hard drive?  I've performed a cursory search for this
> action, nothing
> found.

Evolution stores your local content in your home directory. If that's
on the small system drive, then that is the root of the problem (pun
intended). You could create a separate directory on another partition
and leave a symbolic link, but really the best thing would be to move
your /home to a larger drive, which is more or less the standard
practice nowadays. Consult your distro's documentation for how to do
that.

poc