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how_to:vpop3_is_using_a_lot_of_disk_space [2014/04/11 08:26] – [Message Quarantine] paulhow_to:vpop3_is_using_a_lot_of_disk_space [2014/06/27 09:11] – [Message Storage] paul
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 =====Message Storage===== =====Message Storage=====
-In VPOP3 version 5 and later, all users' messages are stored in the database, so they will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder+In VPOP3 version 5 and later, all users' messages are stored in the database, so they will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder.
  
-In VPOP3 versions 3 and 4, users' small messages are stored in the database, so will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder. Large messages are stored in the VPOP3\_messages folder tree, so occupy space there+In VPOP3 versions 3 and 4, users' small messages are stored in the database, so will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder. Large messages are stored in the VPOP3\_messages folder tree, so occupy space there.
  
-In VPOP3 versions 1 and 2, users' messages are stored in the VPOP3\<username> folder trees, so occupy space there+Note that in VPOP3 v3 and later, deleting messages from users' mailboxes will not necessarily reduce the amount of disk space used by the database. See the [[database_maintenance]] topic for more information. 
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 +In VPOP3 versions 1 and 2, users' messages are stored in the VPOP3\<username> folder trees, so occupy space there.
  
 =====Message Archive===== =====Message Archive=====
 If you have message archiving enabled, then the archived messages are stored in the message archive folder (which may be VPOP3\_archive, but can be placed elsewhere) If you have message archiving enabled, then the archived messages are stored in the message archive folder (which may be VPOP3\_archive, but can be placed elsewhere)
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 +This can be configured in Settings -> [[reference:message archive|Message Archive]] -> [[reference:archive_general|General]]
  
 =====Message Quarantine===== =====Message Quarantine=====
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