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folders in home/evolution/cache/http used for?

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What are all the folders in home/evolution/cache/http used for?

If they are not needed is there an easy way to dump them?

I am thinking that it just adds stuff to a backup of evolution. Though I might be wrong here.

Thanks in advance. Bob.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

You can do "du -sk /home/bob/.evolution/*" to compare disk usage between cache and mail.
In my computer, there is only images which can be discarded.
You can do a "rm /home/bob/.evolution/cache/http/??/*".
It has broken anything on my computer.
I simply have to reload the image when I look at at message.

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Bob (bbrazie) said : 		#2

So maybe those files are pictures/items that are in mail that is still in either the trash file or other saved mails?

And if I delete those mails the files in cache/http will disappear?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

I tried.
When you definitely delete a message, the image files are still in cache!
I don't know which rule follow evolution to empty the cache.
There is any paramater on it.

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Bob (bbrazie) said : 		#4

Interesting. That folder could really build up in time if that is true.

Can someone with a better understanding of the iner-evolution workings chime in here please?

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Bob (bbrazie) said : 		#5

Take a look at this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=770035

I think this might be my answer.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#6

Under IMAP protocol folder, cleaning is done (message exists both localy and in distant IMAP server).
I use local folder to obsolete folders, which don't change.
I don't use POP, to have a backup at ISP server.

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