Hi there,

I deleted mail files and dovecot worked fine except once and running relevant doveadm commands it depends on if dovecot throws errors, therefore check logs when refreshing mail box where the file was deleted if so then you will have either to reimport the mail directory using doveadm import, refer to:

https://wiki2.dovecot.org/Tools/Doveadm/Import

Or run Doveadm force resync, which I recommend to try first, as both might work, refer to: https://wiki2.dovecot.org/Tools/Doveadm/ForceResync

If above didnt work try:- doveadm rebuild

Good luck.

Zakaria.

On 14 Mar 2022 04:56, Masakazu Hirose <hirose@mm22.jp> wrote:

Hi all,

I run a mail server on Maildir.
Does Dovecot work correctly if I delete the mail files stored in
Maildir? Do I need to run the doveadm command?

I want to run a virus scan on Maildir. When a virus is detected, the
mail file is deleted without notifying Dovecot. I assumed this was
incorrect behavior for Dovecot.

Please help me when someone has time.

Thanks,
Masa