How to properly delete a nnmaildir folder?

How to properly delete a nnmaildir folder?

[Jin Huang]

Hi,

Part of my configuration of gnus is below:

(setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
      '((nnmaildir "email" (directory "~/.gnus.d/mail/"))))

The group buffer list all the subdirectories well.  However, after I
removed one useless subdirectory, the group buffer still shows it, but
with a star before it:

       *: nnmaildir+email: xxx

I have tried to use G <DEL> to delete it from the group, it tells me:

  Couldn't delete group nnmaildir+email: xxx

What should I do to resolve this problem?

Best,

Jin

Re: How to properly delete a nnmaildir folder?

[Jin Huang]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Jin Huang <hj@cad.zju.edu.cn> writes:
>
>> The group buffer list all the subdirectories well.  However, after I
>> removed one useless subdirectory, the group buffer still shows it, but
>> with a star before it:
>>
>>        *: nnmaildir+email: xxx
>>
>> I have tried to use G <DEL> to delete it from the group, it tells me:
>>
>>   Couldn't delete group nnmaildir+email: xxx
>
> If it doesn't exist, it can't be deleted.  >"?
>
> Just kill it with `C-k'.

Thank you!  It works.  I cannot tell the differences among "delete",
"remove", "kill" in the operations in group buffer.  But anyway,  I
remember it now.

Thank you again!

Best,

Jin

Re: How to properly delete a nnmaildir folder?

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Jin Huang <hj@cad.zju.edu.cn> writes:

> The group buffer list all the subdirectories well.  However, after I
> removed one useless subdirectory, the group buffer still shows it, but
> with a star before it:
>
>        *: nnmaildir+email: xxx
>
> I have tried to use G <DEL> to delete it from the group, it tells me:
>
>   Couldn't delete group nnmaildir+email: xxx

If it doesn't exist, it can't be deleted.  >"?

Just kill it with `C-k'.

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