[ubuntu-za] Thunderbird overload?

[Jan Greeff]

Wikus, go to edit/preferences/advanced/network & disc space and then 
unclick "compact folders"

Blessings,

Jan


On 11/05/2012 06:55, Wikus wrote:
> On 05/10/2012 09:52 PM, Jan Greeff wrote:
>> I have disabled toe auto-compact facility, now my Tbird is back to
>> normal. Hooray!
>>
>> Jan
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/05/2012 21:36, Jan Greeff wrote:
>>> Hi Lee,
>>>
>>> I have 21 folders over and above the default system folders, the 
>>> largest
>>> has about 300 messages. Messages via POP. I don't use the archive
>>> function and have just disabled compacting. Seems to be running now,
>>> usually only akes a few, minutes before it slows down. Holding thumbs,
>>> better to pray!
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/05/2012 21:25, Lee Sharp wrote:
>>>> On 05/10/2012 11:19 AM, Jan Greeff wrote:
>>>>> Thunderbird (especially when compacting folders) was causing my 
>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>> 12.04 to hang to the extent where all I could do was to switch off 
>>>>> power
>>>>> and start over.
>>>>>
>>>>> I then reverted to Ubuntu 11.04 , but the same is happening here.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have about 1,1 gigabyte of e-mails in various folders, could 
>>>>> this be
>>>>> the reason why this is happening?
>>>> My Thunderbird folder is 8.8 gigs, so size is not your problem.  It
>>>> could be number.
>>>>
>>>> To start, how many messages are in your largest folder?
>>>>
>>>> How do you get those messages? (pop, imap)
>>>>
>>>> How many folders do you have?
>>>>
>>>> Do you use the auto-archive function?
>>>>
>>>>              Lee
>>>>
>
> Jan ,
>
> Where do one find that auto-compact setting ?
> I want to test it on mine as well.
>
> Thanx
>