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  1. Bug #37227
  2. Comment #18

Comment 18 for bug 37227

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Michal Dubiel (majkijin-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: [Bug 37227] Re: unnamed imap folder

max wrote:
> I just tried the following:
> - Deleting the empty unnamed folder (said it couldn't do it)
> - Renaming the empty unnamed folder (again it wouldn't)
>
> I then tried moving the unnamed folder from the IMAP server to my
> computer. When I did this, Evolution deleted all the emails in my Inbox.
> This is totally unacceptable. I realise that small bugs do occur in
> software, but this is a serious bug which causes data loss and which
> still hasn't been fixed, despite being reported over 2 years ago.
> Furthermore, I am very annoyed that Evolution deleted all my e-mails. I
> am therefore uninstalling Evolution and will not be reinstalling it
> until this bug is fixed, because at the moment it is a liability. I
> cannot use an e-mail client if it risks deleting all my e-mails.
>
> The importance of this bug needs to be marked as MAJOR because it causes
> data loss.
>
>
 I agree. Evolution is not usable until this bug is fixed. Bug should be
marked as critical.