> On 3. Jun 2020, at 13.17, Des Magner <d...@icandriveatractor.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am trying to set up a new mail server with dovecot. I got it all installed 
> and set up successfully but am running into problems trying to migrate from 
> my current email server. I tried the following command:
> 
> doveadm -Dv -o imapc_host=[current-imap-host] -o imapc_user=[current-user] -o 
> imapc_password=[password] -o imapc_features=rfc822.size -o mail_fsync=never 
> backup -R -u [user] imapc:

order matters. try:

-u <user> -R imapc:

> I am guessing the new INBOX is not compatible with the Inbox on my current 
> mail server so it is trying to delete it. If so is there a way I can change 
> my configuration to allow it to be deleted?

start from clean setup for the first backup run. Ie delete local mails. or move 
them away.

Sami

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