Restoring a deleted imap folder from backup to user Maildir
Hi,
A user accidentally delete a folder from their Maildir (probably while using Thunderbird). The folder was at Archives/Sent/2015 (/.Archives.Sent.2015 in the Maildir format).
I attempted to copy the folder from a tar backup into the Maildir folder but the new folder does not show up in Thunderbird or in the Subscribe option.
I also copied the .Archives.Sent. folder as well. A "Sent" folder shows up after this in Thunderbird's Subscribe menu but not the 2015 subfolder.
Is there some other additional step(s) to undertake when moving Maildir folders around so they show up in Dovecot (or Thunderbird- though I did try deleting Thunderbird's local mail tmp folder).
Re: this message about SELinux on CentOS, SELinux is set to permissive: https://dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2009-January/036257.html
Thanks!
Kepa
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On Wed, 1 Feb 2017, Kepa Lyman wrote:
I attempted to copy the folder from a tar backup into the Maildir folder but the new folder does not show up in Thunderbird or in the Subscribe option.
Check out:
doveadm mailbox list -u <<user>>
If the folder does not show up, check out the server logs, access permissions, ...
If it's there, force Thunderbird to reload the folder structure by clicking on the triangle left of the folders or top most mailbox name.
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Kepa Lyman
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Steffen Kaiser