On Tuesday 24 February 2009 18:53:39 Alan McKinnon wrote: > You are probably using maildir for your mail - it's the default. Shut > down kmail completely. Go to ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/<folder>/cur, > and delete the actual file. grep can help you find it even if only by > identifying the files that isn't it. > > Then delete the relevant index files in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail. > Your inbox for example is called .inbox.index.* and there will be three > of them. > > Restart kmail, it will rebuild it's indexes and all will be well.
That did it - thanks. > > I suppose I could delete my home directory, create a new one and import > > kmail's stuff from the old to the new, together with other > > applications' stuff, but I don't know any way to import filters, and > > anyway it's an awful fag. > > Don't delete your home dir! kmail keeps it's mail there and you will lose > the lot. Slip of the tongue (pen? fingers?). I meant I'd move the home directory, not remove it. Thanks again, and to Volker. -- Rgds Peter
