Need to increase MBOX size limit to more than 4 GB.

Mitesh.Jain · Post by **Mitesh.Jain** » November 26th, 2015, 1:19 am

Hi Team,

I am new to linux and thunderbird. Currently we have installed thunderbird on cent os and we have configured email for journalling. When the inbox size reaches 4gb it does not allow us to receive any email. I created a Archive folder in Local folder and made a rule to transfer the messages to this folder however after 4 GB it still gives the same error.

Is there a way I can increase the size limit to more than 4GB for the MBOX file.
Its urgent please help.
Thanks,
Mitesh Jain

Post by **DanRaisch** » November 26th, 2015, 10:03 am

See these articles -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Limits_-_Thunderbird
and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Archiving_your_e-mail

Mitesh.Jain · Post by **Mitesh.Jain** » November 27th, 2015, 2:58 am

Hi DanRaisch,

Thanks for the article I was able to solve the problem using MAILDIR feature. I edited about:config file in thunderbird to store each email in a MBOX filde instead a single MBOX file. Now 4 GB is not a limit anymore.

https://jaisejames.wordpress.com/2012/0 ... underbird/

Thanks,
Mitesh Jain

Post by **DanRaisch** » November 27th, 2015, 4:59 am

You're welcome.

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