[Evolution-users] Archive location?

[larry]

On Mon, 2026-02-02 at 17:38 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> On Mon, 2026-02-02 at 10:30 -0600, larry via evolution-users wrote:
> > Is it possible to set the archive folder to a folder on a different
> > hard drive?

Thanks Pete. I guess I'll just stick with the local archive. I wanted
to put it on my NAS, but that's got a pretty funky path, and
occasionally if we get a power bump, it drops.

> You can set the archive folder to be any mail folder that Evolution has
> access to.  So the easiest way is to setup a local mail folder
> (probably maildir) on the drive and set the archive folder there.
> 
> i.e. on the filesystem on the "different hard drive" create directory
> with a suitable name (e.g. 'ArchiveMail' or whatever) then create a new
> account (give it a dummy email address and untick the "look up mail
> server details") then select a server type of "Maildir-format mail
> directories" and point the "Mail Directory" to the directory you've
> just created. Set Sending Email to "None" and then give it a suitable
> name.  Once the account appears in the left side bar, create a folder
> to store the archive mail in and point your Archive folder to it. 
> 
> You can, of course, create multiple folders for different accounts and
> they will all reside on the "different hard drive".
> 
> Some caveats: don't use a USB removable drive for this - if it's not
> available it will confuse Evolution!  I would also advise to use a
> proper Linux filesystem (XFS, EXT, etc.) and not some MS "standard"
> format drive.  It will probably work on an NFS mount; it *should* work
> on a SMB mount, but I couldn't guarantee it!  Basically keep the
> archive folder local and if you want a copy on an external / remote
> drive then setup a cron job to rsync it or use restic to back it up.
> 
> P.
>