https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408354
Bug ID: 408354 Summary: If default maildir folder is changed a new set of folders are stored under "/home/$user/file:" Product: kmail2 Version: 5.11.1 Platform: Neon Packages OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: major Priority: NOR Component: folders Assignee: kdepim-b...@kde.org Reporter: nick.craig....@gmail.com Target Milestone: --- Created attachment 120604 --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=120604&action=edit Dialog box where you change the maildir folder If the default maildir folder is changed using the dialog box as shown in the attached snapshot then kmail fails to use that folder but creates a new folder under your home directory in a folder called "file:" Example: If you enter /home/nick/Data/local-mail as the folder containing your maildir files, kmail instead creates and uses /home/nick/file:/home/nick/Data/local-mail.directory/ which of course isn't where your maildir folders and files are ! Why is kmail creating a subdirectory called "file:" in your home directory ? The problem this creates is that any old emails that are in /home/nick/Data/local-mail don't get indexed or displayed by kmail. Also because kmail insists on creating a file: subdirectory in your home folder and storing new email there you can't have all your emails on a different partition to your home folder. KDE INFO KDE Neon 5.15 User Edition Plasma 5.15.5 Frameworks 5.58.0 QT 5.12.0 Kernel 4.15.0-50 OS 64 Bit -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.