Comments on: Rebuild your database and speed up Mail.app http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Phil Dokas http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-334675 Phil Dokas Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-334675 I found out the hard way this weekend that the location of the Mail indexes have moved in 10.7. You can still quit Mail, delete the index files, and then relaunch Mail to have it regenerate them. The new location is: ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/ And now instead of just one file called "Envelope Index", there are at least three files. The two new ones are “Envelope Index” suffixed with a dash and three letters. So to rebuild in 10.7 you do this: 1) Quit Mail 2) rm ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope\ Index* 3) Relaunch Mail 4) Allow Mail to rebuild your email indexes I found out the hard way this weekend that the location of the Mail indexes have moved in 10.7. You can still quit Mail, delete the index files, and then relaunch Mail to have it regenerate them.

The new location is:

~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/

And now instead of just one file called “Envelope Index”, there are at least three files. The two new ones are “Envelope Index” suffixed with a dash and three letters.

So to rebuild in 10.7 you do this:

1) Quit Mail
2) rm ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope\ Index*
3) Relaunch Mail
4) Allow Mail to rebuild your email indexes

]]> By: Mail.app maintenance » sundog.ca http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-333227 Mail.app maintenance » sundog.ca Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:40:15 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-333227 [...] is a good discussion of this problem at Rebuild your database and speed up Mail.app | Hawk Wings.  See also macosxhints.com – A possible fix for a slow [...] [...] is a good discussion of this problem at Rebuild your database and speed up Mail.app | Hawk Wings.  See also macosxhints.com – A possible fix for a slow [...]

]]> By: Rev. Criss http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-332046 Rev. Criss Fri, 14 May 2010 12:03:01 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-332046 I tried the command line version rather than a re-import: sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum index; My Envelope Index went from 106.1mb to 97.6mb, and Mail.app isn't feeling zippy. :( I have a LOT of email accounts(POP) and a lot of list mails saved up over many years. Suffice to say it took quite some time to vacuum the index file. I can't imagine how long a re-import would have taken. command line mentioned here: http://www.macworld.com/article/56673/2007/03/mailfix.html I tried the command line version rather than a re-import:
sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum index;

My Envelope Index went from 106.1mb to 97.6mb, and Mail.app isn’t feeling zippy. :(

I have a LOT of email accounts(POP) and a lot of list mails saved up over many years. Suffice to say it took quite some time to vacuum the index file. I can’t imagine how long a re-import would have taken.

command line mentioned here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/56673/2007/03/mailfix.html

]]> By: lak http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-331995 lak Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:44:02 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-331995 I pressed rebuild by mistake and it erased 1 years worth of recent emails (keeping emails from 2 years back)!!! Help, does anyone know where I can find these emails? I've got important info on these emails (phone #'s addresses, links etc)!!! I pressed rebuild by mistake and it erased 1 years worth of recent emails (keeping emails from 2 years back)!!! Help, does anyone know where I can find these emails? I’ve got important info on these emails (phone #’s addresses, links etc)!!!

]]> By: Make Apple mail faster « World Line http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-329840 Make Apple mail faster « World Line Fri, 22 May 2009 12:51:49 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-329840 [...] Tip from Hawk Wings. [...] [...] Tip from Hawk Wings. [...]

]]> By: Jake http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-329299 Jake Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-329299 My mailbox is enormous (24,000 messages). When I tried sending a huge message by accident (20MB) I got the dreaded "your home directory is full message." Since then I have tried dragging the envelope file to the desktop, dragging the envelope and the mail cache envelopes off, and deleting the offending 20MB file out of my outbox folder. So far nothing's worked, and I just get an endless beachball after Mail rebuilds my index and I start it up. Any suggestions? My mailbox is enormous (24,000 messages). When I tried sending a huge message by accident (20MB) I got the dreaded “your home directory is full message.” Since then I have tried dragging the envelope file to the desktop, dragging the envelope and the mail cache envelopes off, and deleting the offending 20MB file out of my outbox folder. So far nothing’s worked, and I just get an endless beachball after Mail rebuilds my index and I start it up. Any suggestions?

]]> By: tomizza http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-329286 tomizza Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:19:16 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-329286 apple has a knowledge base article on this — reindexing all messages: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1907 [mac os x 10.4, mail: messages seem to be missing, or "message has not been downloaded" alert appears when opening] it seems that if you use mobile me or imap then one important additional step is required, before open mail again, namely “Move any folders in ~/Library/Mail/ that begin with “Mac-”, “Exchange-”, or “IMAP-” to a different location, such as your desktop” so here a copy of apple’s advice: Reindex all messages: a) Quit Mail. b) In the Finder, choose Go To Folder from the Go menu, and go to ~/Library/Mail/ . Or, choose Home from the Go menu, then open the Library folder, then open the Mail folder. c) Move the Envelope Index file to a different location, such as your desktop. d) Move any folders in ~/Library/Mail/ that begin with “Mac-”, “Exchange-”, or “IMAP-” to a different location, such as your desktop. e) Open Mail. Mail will reindex all messages. This process may take several minutes depending on how many messages you have in your mailboxes apple has a knowledge base article on this — reindexing all messages: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1907 [mac os x 10.4, mail: messages seem to be missing, or "message has not been downloaded" alert appears when opening]

it seems that if you use mobile me or imap then one important additional step is required, before open mail again, namely “Move any folders in ~/Library/Mail/ that begin with “Mac-”, “Exchange-”, or “IMAP-” to a different location, such as your desktop”

so here a copy of apple’s advice:
Reindex all messages:
a) Quit Mail.
b) In the Finder, choose Go To Folder from the Go menu, and go to ~/Library/Mail/ .
Or, choose Home from the Go menu, then open the Library folder, then open the Mail folder.
c) Move the Envelope Index file to a different location, such as your desktop.
d) Move any folders in ~/Library/Mail/ that begin with “Mac-”, “Exchange-”, or “IMAP-” to a different location, such as your desktop.
e) Open Mail. Mail will reindex all messages. This process may take several minutes depending on how many messages you have in your mailboxes

]]> By: Miss Dashwood http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-329230 Miss Dashwood Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:50:38 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-329230 Hello, I new in the MacBook world, and I configured my student e-mail account, in the first time I did this I received the e-mail correctly, but in the next day MAil couldn't connect with the server, so, i re.configured the account. And it worked great until today. I tried to see an e-mail from august 22, and it was blank, and all the older e-mails, i click on rebuild because i thought that that option would bring them back... so i know it doesn't... what can i do?? all my e-mails will go blank?! can I recover the e-mails i lost? thank you!! Hello,

I new in the MacBook world, and I configured my student e-mail account, in the first time I did this I received the e-mail correctly, but in the next day MAil couldn’t connect with the server, so, i re.configured the account. And it worked great until today.

I tried to see an e-mail from august 22, and it was blank, and all the older e-mails, i click on rebuild because i thought that that option would bring them back… so i know it doesn’t… what can i do?? all my e-mails will go blank?! can I recover the e-mails i lost?

thank you!!

]]> By: PCdog IT» Blog Archive » Apple Mail Search function fix http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-2/#comment-329128 PCdog IT» Blog Archive » Apple Mail Search function fix Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:36:21 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-329128 [...] if youre Apple Mail does not allow anymore to search for “entire message” then try out this following fix Trick [...] [...] if youre Apple Mail does not allow anymore to search for “entire message” then try out this following fix Trick [...]

]]> By: Agnes http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/comment-page-1/#comment-328776 Agnes Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/02/08/rebuild-your-database-and-speed-up-mailapp/#comment-328776 I had phantom e-mails in my inbox, pulled the library/mail folder onto the desktop and restarted Mail. A bunch of e-mails I had already received came streaming in as new. So the phantoms are gone, but how do I reimport all of the e-mails that were there? I put the Mail folder back in the library folder in the finder, restarted the computer. When I try to use "Import Mailboxes" in Mail, I choose "Import data from other" and when I direct it to the messages (which have an "emix" extension) I get an error message that "No valid mbox files were found." I had phantom e-mails in my inbox, pulled the library/mail folder onto the desktop and restarted Mail. A bunch of e-mails I had already received came streaming in as new. So the phantoms are gone, but how do I reimport all of the e-mails that were there? I put the Mail folder back in the library folder in the finder, restarted the computer. When I try to use “Import Mailboxes” in Mail, I choose “Import data from other” and when I direct it to the messages (which have an “emix” extension) I get an error message that “No valid mbox files were found.”

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