Ho to empty a Maildir nondestuctivly?

Question

How do I delete all emails from a Maildir without destroying stuff logs and index?

Answer 1

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure within the Maildir you can simply delete all files. Log files should be in /var/log/ and indexes you normally want to blow away if you are deleting all the emails. A new index should be created and it will be empty, this operation will be fast.

find <maildirpath> -type f -delete

Am I missing something? You can also google for maildir cleanup scripts that are more sophisticated.

Answer 2

1. Open the folder with your favorite mail client.

2. Use whatever shortcuts said client requires for 'select all'.

3. Choose "delete".

4. Done.