[kdepim-users] Empty databases and recreate indexes from scratch

[ianseeks]

On Saturday, 19 March 2016 09:46:08 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Saturday 19 March 2016 08:03:17 ianseeks wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I'm getting such a lot of duplicates mails (i use filtering) and i'm not
> > sure where the problem lies. Its is also creating a situation where it
> > takes ages (and sometimes not at all) to show the contents of a folder in
> > kmail. Is there a wiki or something that would instruct on how to remove
> > all files that feed off kmail and start it all from scratch?
> > 
> > I'm not sure if i'm even asking the correct question.
> 
> I've done this many times. I do it by archiving the whole Local Folders tree
> and filters, then moving my home directory, defining a new one, copying
> over just the things I know I need, and restarting. It's a lot of work to
> set up the new desktop(s) just so, but it seems to be forced from time to
> time. Maybe I could just delete certain directories under .kde4 and .local
> instead, but I didn't want to risk an even worse mess by getting it wrong.
> 
> I even found I couldn't import all my messages again without sparking off
> multiple duplications, so I leave the archive alone, re-create the folder
> structure and import the filters.
> 
> I should say that this box has developed some kind of hardware fault over
> the last 15 months, which I'm sure has caused some unknown damage in several
> message folders (I only have POP3 accounts) which KMail can't handle;
> that's why I get such fireworks if I re-import them all again. Well, I
> assume it is.
Thanks.  I've done the akonadictl fsck / vacuum and will see if that does the 
trick or at least reduces the duplicates