On 08/15/16 02:35, jd1008 wrote: > > > On 08/14/2016 04:18 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> On 08/14/16 13:12, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> On 08/14/16 08:45, jd1008 wrote: >>>> Here we are in the 21st century, and the TB >>>> still cannot handle folder sizebigger then 4GB. >>>> >>>> I just tried to move contents of a small old inbox into a backup inbox, >>>> which would have increased the size of the backup by 30+ MB, >>>> and I got the following warning message: >>>> >>>> The folder Inbox.Bkup is full, and can't hold any more messages. To make room for more >>>> messages, delete any old or unwanted mail and compact the folder. >>>> >>>> So, I still cannot figure out why every other app can handle BIG_FILES, >>>> but TB cannot. >>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=789679 >>> >>> >> Just to follow up on this. >> >> I did create a local folder of greater than 4.5GB and TB had no issues to read it. You >> just couldn't add more messages to the folder. As one can see from the bugzilla, this >> issue is targeted for fix in TB 51. So, it will take some more time it seems before a fix >> is in the released product. Probably determined to be a minor issue as not many folks >> have folders that large. >> >> Anyway, if folks feel it is a pressing issue they can always vote on the BZ. > Thanx Ed. > But nevertheless, it has been how many years since unsigned 64 bit file sizes were > creatable on Unix/Linux? > So, what's the problem with TB devs that they cannot fix this. The issue has nothing to do with "unsigned 64 bit file sizes" or the ability of TB to work with large files. The issue is simply that the developers "failed" to find all the instances in their code which checked the file size prior to performing an operation. As I've mentioned, TB can work with files larger than 4GB. You can manually get around the issue of not being able to add to large files. With TB stopped, you can simply "rm" the folder's associated .msf file (the index file) and then "cat somebox >> TheLargeBox". Then start TB again. When you open the TheLargeBox folder the .msf will be rebuilt (it may take some time) and the messages will have been added to TheLargeBox folder. -- You're Welcome Zachary Quinto -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
