Error deleting INBOX when doing an imap sync

[Sami Ketola]

> On 3. Jun 2020, at 13.17, Des Magner <des at icandriveatractor.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am trying to set up a new mail server with dovecot. I got it all installed and set up successfully but am running into problems trying to migrate from my current email server. I tried the following command:
> 
> doveadm -Dv -o imapc_host=[current-imap-host] -o imapc_user=[current-user] -o imapc_password=[password] -o imapc_features=rfc822.size -o mail_fsync=never backup -R -u [user] imapc:

order matters. try:

-u <user> -R imapc:

> I am guessing the new INBOX is not compatible with the Inbox on my current mail server so it is trying to delete it. If so is there a way I can change my configuration to allow it to be deleted?

start from clean setup for the first backup run. Ie delete local mails. or move them away.

Sami