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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: HELP! Crazy disk usage by KMail
From:       Dirk Meyer <dmeyer () tzi ! de>
Date:       1999-07-30 17:40:23
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Espen Sand <espen.sand@neo.no> wrote:
> Although I have not checked lately, I think this is a known bug. 
> A "simple" remedy is:
> 
> (NO WARRANTY, DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK)
> 
> 1. Move all mails in the folder to a temporary  folder.  
> 2. Exit kmail.
> 3. Truncate the file in question e.g, 'cat > "MailFolderName"'  (break the 'cat'
> operation with CTRL-C). This will delete all data in a file, so be
> careful. 
> 4. Start kmail
> 5. Move every message back to your folder.
> 
> (and the temporary folder is now empty, but please check its file size as well)
> 
> I do this for my "inbox" and "trash" file once in a while.

NO, just click "compact folder" in the kmail menu!!!

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Dirk Meyer
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