When I use this: mail_location = maildir:/home/mail/%d/%n
the dovecot-uidlist file is located in: /home/mail/example.com/user/dovecot-uidlist But when I change it to: mail_location = maildir:/home/mail/%d/%n:CONTROL=/var/mail/%d/%n then it's stored in: /var/mail/example.com/user/.INBOX/dovecot-uidlist Any idea why is not stored in: /var/mail/example.com/user/dovecot-uidlist ?