Talk:Limits - Thunderbird

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Max folder size

Supporting Mozilla Suite & Thunderbird for several years on several versions of Windows, the max size has always been 2 GB. Right this moment I have a user with TB2 on WinXP Pro SP2, and he has hit the 2GB limit. Where does the article get the 4GB number? Guanxi 19:30, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Its based on several bug reports where one of the Thunderbird developers stated that the maximum folder size is 4GB unless the file system limits the file size. A couple of users have mentioned in the forums that they're using a 3GB inbox with no problems, and I vaguely remember somebody (was it ausdilecce or wintogreen?) writing a program to verify that Thunderbird could support a 4GB folder. If you create a thread in the Thunderbird Support forum with more details about your problem I'll try to help. Tanstaafl 22:04, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

In the bug cited, and in 378142, the developer said it should be 4GB, but all the reports were of 2GB limits. Again, that matches what I have seen consistently on many versions of Moz Suite/Thunderbird on many versions of Windows over years. I've never seen a folder larger than 2GB. Are you sure someone has confirmed a larger one? Guanxi 22:41, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

See also bug 343907 Guanxi 22:46, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I'm sure. I've seen several cases where users exceeded 2GB and mentioned that above. I also mentioned a recent case of a folder that was approx. 4GB from http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=3143933#3143933 in the article.
There is always the possibility that somebody might run into a 2GB limit due to a configuration specific bug that wasn't fixed in David Bienvenu's 2004-04-13 bug fixes or some new bug. However, none of those bug reports seem to be confirmed. Some cases might be due to the folder being corrupted (a common problem) and the person jumped to the wrong conclusion. Given how almost anything can break for somebody sometime, it seems more appropriate to document the limits most people will see. I removed your change and added a generic caveat at the beginning of the article. Tanstaafl 00:45, 22 November 2007 (UTC)