How to change mail folder to external SD and how to keep mails on server

[nolan]

hi

using kitkat 4..2.2 on samsung galaxy s4

1. how to change location for mails and attachments to an external SD card, because using imap uses large amounts on phone /GBs)
2. if i delete on handset i dont want to be deleted on server, how to do that ?


thank you :-)

[Kostya Vasilyev]

1 -

The app's database with message text is in "true internal" memory, while attachments are cached in "large internal" memory, what should be 16 GB or 32 GB on your device.

If it's using GB's of data on your phone, you're probably trying to sync thousands of messages, with attachments. While the settings are there, and you can tweak them as you wish... a mobile device with Android is not *quite* a desktop PC with Outlook.

On "true external memory cards" (microSD): since 4.4, Google limits applications each to its own sandbox on this type of storage. This is enforced at system level, and cannot be gotten around.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/

( the link is down for me right now, hopefully it's temporary )

[nolan]

hello

thanks

kostya i understand from this that its ONLY possible to store attachments to external SD card  ? This i have now setup like that

But still; how to delete mails on phone but not on imap server ? I read about "hide" but this still takes up place on phone. How to really delete from mobile but keep on IMAP server ?

Thanks
Nolan

[Kostya Vasilyev]

Attachments are cached on "large built-in storage" (not the "real" memory card).

You can choose the "real" memory card as the place where they get moved / copied when you long press or choose Save.

However, choose as you might, it won't work on Android 4.4, because of decisions made by Google, as I explained above.

It's true that hiding messages keeps their text -- however, something has to stay behind to that the app doesn't download same messages over and over again. All mail apps have to do something like this, it's just basic logic.

Cached attachments "owned" by hidden messages will be deleted automatically (every night at about 3am).

[nolan]

Ok Thanks :-)