On 01/21/2011 10:25 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote: <> > Have you tried the suggestions here: > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Compacting_folders#Problems_when_compacting *be aware* that page has instructions that tell you to delete '.msf' file, which does clear some problems. one thing that all should be aware of, anytime a 'folder file' is edited, the '.msf' file must be deleted. *anytime* a 'folder file' is edited, *or* a '.msf' file is deleted, the 'panacea.dat' file in 'profile' directory *must* be deleted also. when 'panacea.dat' file is deleted, thunderbird will take extra time opening and folder pane to left will be displayed unexpanded. open 'account' or 'Local Folder' branch to see see folders. what ever folder you were working with will be shown as empty. simply click that folder and it will be reread. /*notes:* anytime you edit a 'folder file' or delete a '.msf' file, you should do so with thunderbird *closed*. to do otherwise can/may/will corrupt a 'folder file'. anytime you edit a 'folder file', if you do so with and editor set to remove end of line spaces and they are in header, header can/may/will become broken. to find these broken headers, click on 'Subject' column bar and move scroll bar to top. any columns you see with a blank in 'Recipient' and 'Sender' columns indicate a broken header. highlight the row and press <ctrl+u> to show source of header. open an editor window, then 'drag and drop' full "X-UIDL: " line to editor. after collecting "X-UIDL: " lines, close thunderbird, open file browser, open directory with 'folder file', open 'folder file' in a new editor window. with both editor windows open, in editor window of saved "X-UIDL: " lines, drag "X-UIDL: " line to highlight, press <ctrl+c> to copy, press <alt+tab> to move to editor window with 'folder file'. press <ctrl+f> to open 'Find text' window, press <ctrl+v> to enter "X-UIDL: " line into 'Text to find' bar, press <enter>. when "X-UIDL: " line is highlighted, look thru header for a line space, move cursor to line space to remove line space. look thru rest of header for any more line spaces, and delete them. if you are looking at source of an email that is multi-part, or is pgp/enigmail, do not remove line space. if you are looking at source of an email that has 'DKIM-Signature:' or other header lines that are titled with a label followed by a ': ", and there is a line space within them, do not remove line space, as it may be caused by line wraps. /*seton* i know this is a bit of [OT] for 'Subject:', but it is intended to help. hth. -- peace out. tc.hago, g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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