Ubuntu
evolution package

not expunge evolution mail inbox or junk mail folders

Bug #410723 reported by JimB
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #325157: I could not empty the trash folder. Edit Remove
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Evolution
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evolution (Ubuntu)
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: evolution-data-server

This problem recently occurred, not sure if it is caused by an upgrade, which I do when directed to do so. Before this problem occurred whenever I closed my evolution email the input and junk mail folders would expunge upon exiting or whenever I manually expunged, now it no longer expunges manually or otherwise. Can you help me?

The version of evolution I'm using is Evolution 2.26.1. I'm using (and always have been using) a pop mail account.

I do get an error message when expunging manually, it is as follows:

Evolution Error

Error while Expunging folder

Error storing '~/.evolution/mail/local/Ubuntu/LaunchPad
(mbox)': Error storing '~/.evolution/mail/local/Sent (mbox)':
Error storing '~/evolution/mail/local/Inbox (mbox)'):
Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync

Thanks, Jim Barden

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JimB (jbarden1) wrote :

I do get an error message when expunging manually, it is as follows:

Evolution Error

Error while Expunging folder

Error storing '~/.evolution/mail/local/Ubuntu/LaunchPad
(mbox)': Error storing '~/.evolution/mail/local/Sent (mbox)':
Error storing '~/evolution/mail/local/Inbox (mbox)'):
Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for your report, that's something to send directly upstream at http://bugzilla.gnome.org by someone having the issue, for forwarding instructions please read http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME, Thanks in advance.

affects: evolution-data-server (Ubuntu) → evolution (Ubuntu)
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assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Undecided → Low
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Alexey Nedilko (alexey.nedilko) wrote :

It is already reported upstream:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=550414

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Alexey Nedilko (alexey.nedilko) wrote :

Here is also a workaround in Evolution FAQ:
http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_I_get_an_error_.22Summary_and_folder_mismatch.2C_even_after_a_sync.22.3F

 Why do I get an error "Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync"?

If you get an error pop up like: "Error while Expunging folder. Error storing `~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox (mbox)': Summary and folder mismatch, even after a sync.". Try the following operations:

    * Stop evolution completely with the command "evolution --force-shutdown"
    * Remove the corresponding files with the file ending ".ev-summary" and ".ibex.index", in this example you should remove the file "~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox.ev-summary" and "~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox.ibex.index".
    * Restart evolution, it will be slow to come up because it recreates the indexes.

For your interest, this is filed as https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=550414.

As a side effect of removing the summary, you will lose locally stored mail labels.

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
Changed in evolution (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Changed in evolution:
status: Unknown → Confirmed
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frd (frdvrae) wrote :

Is there a work around for this?

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Changed in evolution:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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