> On 24/08/2020 08:30 Jesus Cea <j...@jcea.es> wrote: > > > On 24/8/20 7:12, Fabien KOCIK wrote: > > First, extract user list using doveadm users '*'. > > Then process this list to fit your needs (seven parts for a week and a > > part processed by week day for example). > > Finally, use -u option of doveadm purge into a loop. > > This is a good idea for installations with tons of users. Good point. > > I would be personally interested in incremental purge per user. My > personal IMAP account, for instance, has at this moment about 40GB of > mdbox files. I keep most of my email for decades, but sure I could free > some space doing a purge, but I am scared of trying with 200.000 mdbox > files without knowing how long it would take. > > -- > Jesús Cea Avión
This is why it's a good idea to run purge periodically, like once a month or even week. Aki
