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===== Performance Enhancing Tips ===== | ===== Performance Enhancing Tips ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Delete and Re-Create Mail Summary Files ==== | ||
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+ | - Exit Thunderbird. | ||
+ | - Find your profile folder. | ||
+ | - Open the folder containing your stored messages. | ||
+ | - Select the *.msf files and delete them. | ||
+ | - Restart Thunderbird. | ||
+ | - Wait for Thunderbird to recreate the mail summary file(s). | ||
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+ | For example, if you are using the Global Inbox, this would be the '' | ||
==== Expunge (compact) Folders ==== | ==== Expunge (compact) Folders ==== | ||
- | === Expunge IMAP Folders | + | http:// |
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+ | === Manually === | ||
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+ | Tools -> Account Settings -> Server Settings -> "When I delete a message" | ||
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+ | In TB, select a top-level account on the left, then: | ||
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+ | File -> Compact | ||
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+ | === Automatically === | ||
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+ | Account Settings -> Server Settings -> Clean up (" | ||
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+ | Preferences -> Advanced -> Network & Disk Space -> " | ||
- | In our standard Usermin webmail, just deleting a message from a folder | + | * The TB UI may ' |
+ | * Enable automatic expunging of all folders | ||
+ | * Smaller numbers | ||
+ | * Larger numbers will cause TB to compact folders less often | ||
+ | * 20MB is the default | ||
+ | * 1MB is often recommended | ||
- | https:// | ||
- | In RoundCube webmail (handles folders better), select a folder then click on the little ' | ||
- | https:// | ||
==== Turn Off Indexing ==== | ==== Turn Off Indexing ==== |