[MlMt] Database.noindex

[Jasper Knockaert]

On 11 Oct 2016, at 10:31, Benny wrote:

> It is correct that MailMate fails to detect this type of corrupt 
> database. If you don't backup `Database.noindex` (which I actually 
> agree is a good idea) then you might also want to leave out 
> `Messages(.noindex)` since that's the other part of the database. The 
> IMAP server is kind of the backup, but I can see why you might want a 
> local backup too.

> I guess MailMate should try to automatically detect this kind of 
> state. I'll give that some thought since I would like to recommend 
> leaving out `Database.noindex` from backups. Hmm, maybe even do that 
> by default. A general problem is that Time Machine will some times 
> back up files in an order which leaves the backed up database in a 
> corrupted state.

What is the current state of this issue? Would it make a difference if I 
leave out only the `Headers` subfolder of `Database.noindex` when 
backing up?

Best

Jasper
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