On 16 August 2021 08:29:43 BST, "Ingo Kl=C3=B6cker" w= rote: > On Montag, 16=2E August 2021 02:46:25 CEST David Jarvie wrote: > > On 15 August 2021 22:10:46 BST, David Jarvie wrote= : > > > I'm upgrading an old system running KDE 4=2E14, to 20=2E08=2E The ma= il is stored > > > in ~/Mail (which is where I want to it to remain)=2E After a lot of = messing > > > about, I finally discovered the Akonadi Maildir resource which showe= d the > > > mail folder structure under ~/Mail=2E I then deleted the default Loc= al > > > Folders resource, since it had no obvious use alongside the Maildir > > > resource=2E > > > > [=2E=2E=2E] > >=20 > > However, I've tried lots of Maildir and Local Folders resource > > configurations, but I just can't get my existing mail folders in ~/Mai= l to > > be seen again=2E All I see are the default Local Folders, despite the = config > > pointing to ~/Mail where there is no =2Elocal-mail=2Edirectory folder= =2E >=20 > I think you need to use a "KMail Mail Folder" resource (I'm using 21=2E0= 4; in=20 > the past this was called "Mixed something") even if all of your folders = are=20 > maildir folders=2E On my desktop machine I'm still using ~/Mail, but I c= annot=20 > look at my configuration before the end of next week=2E You're right, the "KMail Mail Folder" resource is the one I needed=2E I ca= n now see all the folders under ~/Mail=2E Thank you very much, Ingo - I was= tearing my hair out over this issue, so you've saved me from going bald=2E One further question=2E I've added an IMAP account for reading new mails -= that works fine=2E However, I can't find any way to remove an unwanted "Lo= cal Folders" resource which insists on showing in KMail's folder list, and = which I will never use (outbox, sent-mail and trash all live under ~/Mail)= =2E Can this resource be removed or hidden somehow? -- David Jarvie KAlarm author, KDE developer