Well, the automation is doing three things, and one could write it in apple script just as easily.
For a one time use... 1. quit mail 2. start terminal 3. Enter the following command at the terminal prompt sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum; On 3 January 2011 17:44, Sarah Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > MSN: [email protected] > > Website: http://music.marrie.org > youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 > podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com > podcast mobile http://marrie.podbean.com/mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<macvisionaries%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
