I came acroos this and tried to follow these steps except I can't get past the
first one. They might have been using an older automater app. I have to do it
from the command line every month but I really don't know if tht's efficent and
if I'll remember. lol.
anyway here are the directions.
Speed Up Apple Mail (Mail.app) Instantly
User-Submitted Article
You may have noticed your Apple Mail slowing down. It takes forever to open,
load email, and even gives you the spinning pinwheel beach ball of doom. You
maybe have tried deleting and pruning your email with no luck. Fear not!
There's a little known way to optimize your Mail.app database so that Mail will
run much faster. You don't even have to delete anything! This article will show
you how to automate the process so your Mail database is automatically
optimized every month - keeping your email client as fast as possible.
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
. 1 Open Automator. If you've never used it before, it can look
intimidating. Don't worry though, we're going to be using really basic
functions. If it asks you to select a starting point for a new workflow, just
select "Custom". Under the actions pane on the left hand side of the app, click
"Utilities". Find the "Run AppleScript" function and drag it into the workflow
(right hand side of the window). Delete any text that pops in there, and
replace it with: tell application "Mail" to quit
. 2 Find the "Run Shell Script" function and drag it below the
AppleScript you just added. This is where we're putting the function to
actually vacuum the database. In the script window, delete any default text and
instead type: sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum;
. 3 Find the "Launch Application" function and drag it below the
Shell Script you just added. This is the final function for our workflow. From
the drop down box, select the application "Mail". Go ahead and click the "Run"
button in the upper right hand corner to make sure everything works.
. 4 Go to "File" in the menubar and select "Save as Plug-In".
Give you plug-in a name, and then set it as an iCal Alarm. When you hit the
Save button, iCal should open.
. 5 Set the day and time for your plugin to run. More
importantly, change "repeat" to "Every month" and "end" to "Never". Click the
"Done" button and quit iCal. Your Mail client will now be vacuumed monthly.
Thanks all
Sarah Alawami
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