How to permanently delete a folder in Kmail?

[Lester M Petrie]

Every time I open kmail, there are 4 folders (empty) that I can't seem to get 
rid of.  I will select one of the  folders and click delete, and it 
disappears, but next time I login, and kmail start up again, the folder is 
back again.  Any suggestions of how to make these permanent are more than 
welcome.

-- 
Lester M Petrie
RNSD/ORNL
865-574-5259
petrielmjr(a)ornl.gov

[Rex Dieter]

Lester M. Petrie Jr. wrote:

>  Every time I open kmail, there are 4 folders (empty) that I can't
> seem to
>  get
>  rid of.  I will select one of the  folders and click delete, and it
>  disappears, but next time I login, and kmail start up again, the folder is
>  back again.  
Which folders?  Are these local or imap ?

-- rex

[Lester Petrie]

On 8/17/2013 12:22 AM, Rex Dieter wrote:
>  Lester M. Petrie Jr. wrote:
>
> > Every time I open kmail, there are 4 folders (empty) that I can't seem to
> > get
> > rid of.  I will select one of the  folders and click delete, and it
> > disappears, but next time I login, and kmail start up again, the folder is
> > back again.
>
>  Which folders?  Are these local or imap ?
>
>  -- rex
>  
These are local folders.  They are folders I created to filter mail 
into, that I now don't want.

-- 
Lester M Petrie

[Colin J Thomson]

On Sat 17 August 2013 14:26:30 Lester M Petrie wrote:
>  On 8/17/2013 12:22 AM, Rex Dieter wrote:
>  > Lester M. Petrie Jr. wrote:
>  >> Every time I open kmail, there are 4 folders (empty) that I can't seem to
>  >> get
>  >> rid of.  I will select one of the  folders and click delete, and it
>  >> disappears, but next time I login, and kmail start up again, the folder
>  >> is
>  >> back again.
>  > 
>  > Which folders?  Are these local or imap ? 
>  These are local folders.  They are folders I created to filter mail
>  into, that I now don't want. 
Have you tried deleting them using Akonadi Console, I had a similar problem 
sometime ago and this worked for me.

I just tested this by creating some folders then deleting them and it works 
here KDE-4.11.00 (thanks Rex)

Colin
-- 
Fedora 19 (Schrödinger's Cat)
Registered Linux user number #342953

[Lester Petrie]

On 8/17/2013 2:40 PM, Colin J Thomson wrote:
>  On Sat 17 August 2013 14:26:30 Lester M Petrie wrote:
> > On 8/17/2013 12:22 AM, Rex Dieter wrote:
> >> Lester M. Petrie Jr. wrote:
> >>> Every time I open kmail, there are 4 folders (empty) that I can't seem
> to
> >>> get
> >>> rid of.  I will select one of the  folders and click delete, and it
> >>> disappears, but next time I login, and kmail start up again, the folder
> >>> is
> >>> back again.
> >>
> >> Which folders?  Are these local or imap ?
>
> > These are local folders.  They are folders I created to filter mail
> > into, that I now don't want.
>
>  Have you tried deleting them using Akonadi Console, I had a similar problem
>  sometime ago and this worked for me.
>
>  I just tested this by creating some folders then deleting them and it works
>  here KDE-4.11.00 (thanks Rex)
>
>  Colin
>  
I will try that Monday.  The folders are on my machine at work.

-- 
Lester M Petrie

[Timothy Murphy]

Colin J Thomson wrote:

>  Have you tried deleting them using Akonadi Console, I had a similar
>  problem sometime ago and this worked for me. 
As a matter of interest, how do you delete folders this way?
I don't see any listing of KMail folders in Akonadi Console.

-- 
Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

[Colin J Thomson]

On Sun 18 August 2013 11:43:16 Timothy Murphy wrote:
>  Colin J Thomson wrote:
>  > Have you tried deleting them using Akonadi Console, I had a similar
>  > problem sometime ago and this worked for me.
>  
>  As a matter of interest, how do you delete folders this way?
>  I don't see any listing of KMail folders in Akonadi Console. 
To find Akonadi Console, In Kickoff type in Akonadi in the search bar. From 
the list shown select Akonadi Console, then go to the Browser Tab and the 
folders shown there.

HTH

Colin
-- 
Fedora 19 (Schrödinger's Cat)
Registered Linux user number #342953

[Timothy Murphy]

Colin J Thomson wrote:

>  To find Akonadi Console, In Kickoff type in Akonadi in the search
> bar.
>  From the list shown select Akonadi Console, then go to the Browser Tab and
>  the folders shown there. 
Thanks, I found it there.
But why is it under the Browser tab?
I find the rationale of akonadi almost impossible to fathom.

With regard to the original query,
I've found that the only reliable way
to create or delete a KMail folder arising from a local dovecot/IMAP server
is to run KMail on the same machine as the IMAP server.


-- 
Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: [phone]
School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

How to permanently delete a folder in Kmail? [SOLVED]

[Lester M Petrie]

On Monday, August 19, 2013 01:09:59 PM Timothy Murphy wrote:
>  Colin J Thomson wrote:
>  > To find Akonadi Console, In Kickoff type in Akonadi in the search bar.
>  > From the list shown select Akonadi Console, then go to the Browser Tab and
>  > the folders shown there.
>  
>  Thanks, I found it there.
>  But why is it under the Browser tab?
>  I find the rationale of akonadi almost impossible to fathom.
>  
>  With regard to the original query,
>  I've found that the only reliable way
>  to create or delete a KMail folder arising from a local dovecot/IMAP server
>  is to run KMail on the same machine as the IMAP server. 
OK, going into Akonadi Console and deleting the folders there seems to have 
worked.  Thanks.

-- 
Lester M Petrie
RNSD/ORNL
865-574-5259
petrielmjr(a)ornl.gov

[Kevin Kofler]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
>  Thanks, I found it there.
>  But why is it under the Browser tab?
>  I find the rationale of akonadi almost impossible to fathom. 
The Akonadi Console is designed to be a debugging tool for developers, it is 
not intended for end users, so the UI is nowhere near as polished as the UI 
of an end user tool.

        Kevin Kofler