imapsync/FAQ.d/FAQ.Emptying.txt
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#!/bin/cat
$Id: FAQ.Emptying.txt,v 1.4 2016/04/24 00:07:47 gilles Exp gilles $
This documentation is also at http://imapsync.lamiral.info/#doc
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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 --delete
--noexpungeaftereach
Option --noexpungeaftereach is just to speed up the deletion.
Example:
./imapsync \
--host1 test.lamiral.info --user1 test --password1 secret \
--host2 test.lamiral.info --user2 test --password2 secret \
--delete --noexpungeaftereach
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Q. How to delete all folders of an account with imapsync?
R. Use an already empty account as source and sync this account
to the account you want to clear, with --delete2folders
Example:
./imapsync ... --delete2folders --foldersizes
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