On Fri, 2013-02-22 at 19:04 +0000, Ben Holness wrote: > Hi, > > I have an evolution install (3.2.3) with about 200,000 messages in the > trash. > > When I hit empty trash, it starts working and at the bottom (where you get > the "generating list" and "sending message" information boxes), it starts > showing that it is "Retrieving message '[message id]' in inbox" > > Each one of these lasts around a second before the next one is shown. > > By my calculations, it will take two and a half days to get through them > all and I don't even know if it is emptying them or just preparing and then > it has more to do. > > Is there a quick way to empty the trash, or a way to empty a few messages > at a time?
Since you don't say where the Trash is (IMAP server, local mbox, local Maildir, Exchange, ...) there's no way to give a sensible answer to that question. That's because trash is handled differently on different scenarios, e.g. on an IMAP server there is no Trash folder (it's a virtual folder) so emptying it means the server has to visit all the folders with messages marked for deletion and expunge them. Also: don't forget to say what version of Evo you have (Help->About). poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
