[kmail2] [Bug 459757] New: Clear and Concise option within settings to essentially factory reset Kmail

[Linus Guglielmo]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459757

            Bug ID: 459757
           Summary: Clear and Concise option within settings to
                    essentially factory reset Kmail
    Classification: Applications
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 5.21.1
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: UI
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: linusrg1 at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
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Kmail does not seem to use a single folder to store all its settings and added
accounts, and decides to go for a multiple folder route. Where its individual
configuration files end up being in multiple different places. I assume Kmail's
configuration files are most likely laid out this way for a good reason. So I
am not going to fault this, as I don't have an issue here. But it would be nice
if there was a clear button within Kmail's settings to completely reset Kmail
if need be. Instead of the user having to root around in several different
directories, in an attempt to reset the application by deleting all of Kmail's
directories and configuration files. All the accounts nuked and everything as
well of course, not just the app's basic settings. Like the layout and theme
chosen for example.  
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OBSERVED RESULT
There is no easy way to reset Kmail, especially since unlike other Linux
applications it seemingly does not use one central location to store all its
configuration files, as well as email accounts in the case of Kmail.

EXPECTED RESULT
To have an easy to access button within Kmail's settings window to completely
reset the application back to a state where it is like that application has
never been used. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed (20220923)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Again, sorry if there is already a way to do this easily through part of
Kmail's GUI, and I just did not end up figuring out how. But I did a lot of
googling trying to figure out a straight up way to completely reset Kmail
through a GUI, and I came up dry. So I decided to create this bug report.

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