===== Evolution mail client slow ===== Delete the cache: 1 - Stop evolution 2 - backup the cache 3 - delete the cache : rm -rf ~/.cache/evolution/mail/ 4 - start evolution ===== Corrupt index in Evolution mail client on linux ===== Evolution version: 3.26 Example of error: failed to move file cache Here are the evolution folders for each user: ~/.config/evolution ~/.cache/evolution ~/.local/share/evolution * Switch Evolution to Offline mode (File -> Work Offline) * Backup Evolution (File -> Backup Evolution Data) * Close Evolution client * Shut down Evolution: evolution --force-shutdown * Remove the metadata files: Delete all following files find ~/.evolution/mail/local -name "*ev-summary" -exec rm -f {} \; find .evolution -name \*index.data -exec rm -f {} \; find .evolution -name \*index -exec rm -f {} \; find .evolution -name \*cmeta -exec rm -f {} \; manu@lap-manu-linux:/home> find manu -name \*folder-tree* | grep evolution manu/.cache/evolution/mail/1378219278.31290.3@lap-manu-linux.site/folder-tree manu@lap-manu-linux:/home> find manu -name \*index* | grep evolution manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..ibex.index manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..ibex.index.data manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts.ibex.index manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts.ibex.index.data manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.ibex.index manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.ibex.index.data manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent.ibex.index manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent.ibex.index.data manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates.ibex.index manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates.ibex.index.data manu@lap-manu-linux:/home> find manu -name \*cmeta* | grep evolution manu/.cache/evolution/mail/1378219278.31290.3@lap-manu-linux.site/folders/Boîte de réception/cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates.cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts.cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent.cmeta.old manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent.cmeta manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..cmeta manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts.cmeta manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates.cmeta manu/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.cmeta * Recreate the folder.db: cd ~/.local/share/evolution/mail/local for i in `find . -name folders.db` do echo "Rebuilding Table $i" sqlite3 $i "vacuum;" done Then restart evolution * Start Evolution client * Wait until the status bar at the bottom is empty. This could take several seconds. * Close Evolution client. This may take a while * Start Evolution client * Switch Evolution back to Online mode (File -> Work Online) ===== local mail not available ===== Stupid error, as I rebuild index as root, no more view of my archived email locally ... Just change owner on all files and OK