Re: Thunderbird says "The folder xxx is full, and can't hold any more messages."
On Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:50:25 -0500, Dennis Wicks wrote:
> I am stumped. I am trying to use message filters to classify my email
> and Thunderbird keeps giving me this message, "The folder xxxx is full,
> and can't hold any more messages."
>
> It does this for different folders, xxxx, and I can't determine why. I
> have been using filters for years so I know what I am doing. Most of
> the time any way!
You did not Google for that message right? ;-)
http://goo.gl/I8ZhV
> The disk partition is not full, all the directories and files are
> writable, and I can move messages into the folder by dragging them, just
> not with filters.
>
> I tried renaming the folder and creating a new one and changing the
> filter to point to the new one but that doesn't work. It has in the past
> but not this time!?
>
> Anybody have any idea what the problem is.
The above URL suggests you may need compacting your whole Thunderbird's
folders and/or re-arranging your mailbox folders. Although YMMV, there's
was limit a folder can store set to ~4 GiB (for older versions of the
MUA) so if you are using an old (<3.1) version of the program and some of
your folders hold more data, try by moving them into a subfolder to make
room.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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