Further Information:
If you do the following:
(1) Copy several emails into a subfolder of "Inbox"
(2) Rename the folder
(3) Chose File->Backup Settings
(4) Restart Evolution
At this point, the emails are still there. Now,
(5) Chose File->Restore Settings and restore from
the archive created in step (4)
(6) Delete a single email from the renamed folder
Result:
This will trigger the bug and delete all but the newest
email from the folder.
Conclusion:
Whatever triggers this behaviour gets saved with your
backup archive! Bad! Very Bad!
Further Information:
If you do the following:
(1) Copy several emails into a subfolder of "Inbox"
(2) Rename the folder
(3) Chose File->Backup Settings
(4) Restart Evolution
At this point, the emails are still there. Now,
(5) Chose File->Restore Settings and restore from
the archive created in step (4)
(6) Delete a single email from the renamed folder
Result:
This will trigger the bug and delete all but the newest
email from the folder.
Conclusion:
Whatever triggers this behaviour gets saved with your
backup archive! Bad! Very Bad!