30th April 2017, 15:13
Oh yes, that method is reliable, & certainly works, but for me is completely impractical [&/or i am too lazy]. My thousands of historic emails are stored not in my Inbox, but in a detailed multi-level subfolder hierarchy comprising 321 individual subfolders. Following that standard Evo GUI guide per that & similar pages, would need me to repeat the process, manually, 321 times.
Even on that same page, did you notice:
Furthermore, the last comment...
...is obsolete; it was valid back when Evo still used Mbox format like TB, but Evo now uses Maildir format, as i wrote a couple of posts above. Furthermore, with this new format is also a different path, it's now:
As i said, it's exasperating that the Evo Devs have not helped here.
Even on that same page, did you notice:
Quote:yes, about 100 folders– rubo77 Sep 3 '14 at 18:29
Unfortunately you have to do one at a time. – Mitch♦ Sep 3 '14 at 18:30
Furthermore, the last comment...
Quote:You can, just t try copying the mbox files into ~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox.sbd/. Make sure that you copy first justto make sure it works.
...is obsolete; it was valid back when Evo still used Mbox format like TB, but Evo now uses Maildir format, as i wrote a couple of posts above. Furthermore, with this new format is also a different path, it's now:
Code:
/home/kdemeoz/.local/share/evolution/mail/localAs i said, it's exasperating that the Evo Devs have not helped here.