Ekiga: Function of foo.cmeta, foo.ev-summary, foo.ev-summary-meta, foo.ibex.index and foo.ibex.index files?

[HermanAA]

On Thu, 2010-01-14 at 11:00 +0100, Detlef Lechner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Evolution 2.28.1 > Mail > On this computer > Inbox: I have set up and I
> am using a compartment "abc" to store incoming emails. I can find this
> file as /home/<username>/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox.sbd/abc. 
> What is the function of the additional files abc.cmeta, abc.ev-summary,
> abc.ev-summary-meta, abc.ibex.index and abc.ibex.index.data that
> Evolution has created too?
> 
> Kind regards
> Detlef Lechner

It is needed for Evolution to do its job.
Every folder created needs support folders. As shown below a folder
always has support-folders.

n0jn at bsw:~/.evolution/mail/local$ ls
Drafts                        Outbox.cmeta
Drafts.cmeta                  Outbox.ibex.index
Drafts.ibex.index             Outbox.ibex.index.data
Drafts.ibex.index.data        Sent
EX2folders.db                 Sent.cmeta
folders.db                    Sent.ibex.index
Inbox                         Sent.ibex.index.data
Inbox.cmeta                   Templates
Inbox.ibex.index              Templates.cmeta
Inbox.ibex.index.data         Templates.ibex.index
Inbox.sbd                     Templates.ibex.index.data
LIST-folders                  zMSG-STORAGE
LIST-folders.cmeta            zMSG-STORAGE.cmeta
LIST-folders.ibex.index       zMSG-STORAGE.ibex.index
LIST-folders.ibex.index.data  zMSG-STORAGE.ibex.index.data
LIST-folders.sbd              zMSG-STORAGE.sbd
Outbox
n0jn at bsw:~/.evolution/mail/local$ 

I could find out the details of each folder by experimenting:
add or delete a folder, add or delete a message, use the Search and see
where it is stored, change sorting ... etc
    ......... see what happens
(Evolution is doing a good job, I leave it that way).

Knowing the details (of the folders and messages) provides some
interesting backup and move-to-new-installation possibilities.
Please keep your progress posted.

Herman in .ph (no snow here ....)

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