Bug 172061 - No space left on this -> KMail will delete absolutely everything
Summary: No space left on this -> KMail will delete absolutely everything
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2008-10-03 01:24 UTC by Alex Dănilă
Modified: 2010-11-04 11:22 UTC (History)
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Description Alex Dănilă 2008-10-03 01:24:50 UTC 
Version:            (using Devel)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Compiled sources

With no space left on the disk KMail 1.10.1 will output an error message and then delete absolutely everything it had in its directories, configuration, everything.

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Insert here madness messages for loosing hundreds of messages (the ones sent in the last weeks completely unrecoverable as they where not backed up and not registered on the server), the outbox and all settings.
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Frankly speaking I think this bug is coded by someone, and not a side effect. I have never seen any program deleting everything like this. And it just happens that you don't notice that you run out of space because of some xsession errors file grows out of control. Just why do I need to be punished like this for being a somewhat early KDE adopter?!
Comment 1 Luke-Jr 2009-04-11 18:26:33 UTC 
Confirmed, at least loss of settings (I use IMAP). I am running KMail 1.11.1 (KDE 4.2.1)
Comment 2 Hal Blackburn 2009-05-09 14:09:42 UTC 
Also confirmed on KMail 1.11.1 w/ KDE 4.2.1. Lost all configuration. KMail also opened 60 or more dialogues saying no space left which crashed kwin.
Comment 3 Jaime Torres 2009-05-14 13:09:49 UTC 
Very related to bugs 169132, 175680
Comment 4 Jaime Torres 2009-05-14 13:25:05 UTC 
Also the oldest bug 58954.
Comment 5 Laurent Montel 2010-11-04 11:22:38 UTC 
Fixed in kdelibs 4.5.x by David.