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reply to SmokChsr

Re: [Thunderbird] Uses LOTS of disk space - can't clean up

DST = Daylight Savings Time

OK, that's what it means to me. However, I couldn't correlate DST/DWT (Daylight Wasting Time) switch to why an email client would compact its files. I guess it does it twice a year whether it needs to or not.

Pretty odd feature IMO.

reply to McSummation

said by McSummation:

OK, that's what it means to me. However, I couldn't correlate DST/DWT (Daylight Wasting Time) switch to why an email client would compact its files. I guess it does it twice a year whether it needs to or not.

It seems I vaguely remember the old Netscape Mail doing a compact on every folder I clicked on every great while. Is THAT why? ... automatic only on DST changes? I never knew what set that off because I think compacting folders was a manual operation then.

Just do what I told the OP to do here and your won't need to bother with that anymore.
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reply to SmokChsr

said by SmokChsr:

said by McSummation:

OK, that's what it means to me. However, I couldn't correlate DST/DWT (Daylight Wasting Time) switch to why an email client would compact its files. I guess it does it twice a year whether it needs to or not.

Yes, odd, but it did.. Actually it would force a rebuild any time the clock was changed over a certain amount. I can't speak as to why, just know that it does. It was often quite frustrating, to come in after "Your Clock has been updated" and have to wait for a folder compact to complete as you clicked on each one. No it wouldn't just go ahead and do it, it sat back and waited for you to click on each folder before it started the compact process.