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$Id: FAQ.Emptying.txt,v 1.8 2019/04/30 12:52:10 gilles Exp gilles $

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               Imapsync tip to empty an account.
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Q. How to delete all emails of all folders of an account with imapsync?

R. Use the same account on both sides with option --delete1
   --noexpungeaftereach

Option --noexpungeaftereach is just to speed up the deletions.

Example (real example):

  ./imapsync \
    --host1 test.lamiral.info --user1 empty --password1 secret \
    --host2 test.lamiral.info --user2 empty --password2 secret \
    --delete1 --noexpungeaftereach

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Q. How to delete all folders of an account with imapsync?

R. Use the same account on both sides with the options 
    --delete1 --noexpungeaftereach --delete1emptyfolders
    
  ./imapsync ... --delete1 --noexpungeaftereach --delete1emptyfolders

It won't delete the folder INBOX since INBOX is mandatory in imap.


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