[Evolution] [solved]contact list hangs

[chris lee]

Thanks , that did it - one pointer for others, the re-indexing takes
quite awhile with no visible signs of activity so it is easy to assume
it has failed - jut relax - get a coffee etc

On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 19:22, Andre Klapper wrote:
> Am Di, den 01.06.2004 um 17:01 Uhr -0400 schrieb chris lee:
> > I remember seeing a post on the list here that there are index files
> > that can be deleted to let evo re-index itself. I want to try that but
> > can't remember the file name or the post.
> 
> hi chris,
> 
> should be the following:
> 
> first shutdown evo entirely by this command:
>   $ evolution --force-shutdown
> then remove the index files:
>   $ find ~/evolution/local/ -name "mbox.*" -exec rm -f {} \;
> 
> normal disclaimer: be careful, back up before you do and so on... ;-)
> 
> cheers,
> andre