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On 07/01/2011, at 6:49 AM, annelie robledo <acer2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I was wandering whether you have gotten this to work. I have tried automator > but it is pretty intimidating. > On Jan 3, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I came acroos this and tried to follow these steps except I can't get past >> the first one. They might have been using an older automater app. I have to >> do it from the command line every month but I really don't know if tht's >> efficent and if I'll remember. lol. >> >> anyway here are the directions. >> >> Speed Up Apple Mail (Mail.app) Instantly >> User-Submitted Article >> You may have noticed your Apple Mail slowing down. It takes forever to open, >> load email, and even gives you the spinning pinwheel beach ball of doom. You >> maybe have tried deleting and pruning your email with no luck. Fear not! >> There's a little known way to optimize your Mail.app database so that Mail >> will run much faster. You don't even have to delete anything! This article >> will show you how to automate the process so your Mail database is >> automatically optimized every month - keeping your email client as fast as >> possible. >> Difficulty: Moderate >> Instructions >> . 1 Open Automator. If you've never used it before, it can look >> intimidating. Don't worry though, we're going to be using really basic >> functions. If it asks you to select a starting point for a new workflow, >> just select "Custom". Under the actions pane on the left hand side of the >> app, click "Utilities". Find the "Run AppleScript" function and drag it into >> the workflow (right hand side of the window). Delete any text that pops in >> there, and replace it with: tell application "Mail" to quit >> . 2 Find the "Run Shell Script" function and drag it below the >> AppleScript you just added. This is where we're putting the function to >> actually vacuum the database. In the script window, delete any default text >> and instead type: sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum; >> . 3 Find the "Launch Application" function and drag it below the Shell >> Script you just added. This is the final function for our workflow. From the >> drop down box, select the application "Mail". Go ahead and click the "Run" >> button in the upper right hand corner to make sure everything works. >> . 4 Go to "File" in the menubar and select "Save as Plug-In". Give you >> plug-in a name, and then set it as an iCal Alarm. When you hit the Save >> button, iCal should open. >> . 5 Set the day and time for your plugin to run. More importantly, >> change "repeat" to "Every month" and "end" to "Never". Click the "Done" >> button and quit iCal. Your Mail client will now be vacuumed monthly. >> >> >> Thanks all >> >> >> Sarah Alawami >> >> MSN: marri...@gmail.com >> >> Website: http://music.marrie.org >> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 >> podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com >> podcast mobile http://marrie.podbean.com/mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
