XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 1/22/2026 1:57 PM, Graham J wrote:   
   > Paul wrote:   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >>   
   >> The OneDrive issue then, seems to be a hang in the middle of a Onedrive   
   write,   
   >> from Outlook. Then additional attempts to start Outlook, the process is   
   >> still running in Task Manager.   
   >   
   > There is no point in storing a .PST or .OST file in OneDrive when using   
   IMAP.  The master copy of all the emails is on the mail server and is viewed   
   using Outlook.  Its .PST file is a local cache, so if this needs to be read   
   from OneDrive it is    
   downloaded at the same time as the emails from the mail server - thus doubling   
   the downstream bandwidth requirement consequently slowing everything down.   
   >   
   > Always configure Outlook to store its .PST and .OST files locally, outside   
   of OneDrive.  So configure Outlook before installing and enabling OneDrive   
   >   
      
   The scenario doesn't make any sense. And it is listed as a "PST with POP3"   
   issue, so the PST is packed with locally acquired content. It's not listed   
   against IMAP (although anything is possible). Also, when they report a hang   
   like this, there is nothing to say whether it resolves after a day or two   
   of runtime.   
      
   I might store my trivial goods on OneDrive, but I would not   
   be throwing any chonking-big files in there. Especially   
   as the free limitation is 5GB.   
      
   There is always someone you have worked with, who kept emails   
   from the dawn of time. And had the tool-breakingly-big file   
   to prove it.   
      
   "My X is slow..."   
      
   "You idiot, look at the size of that..."   
      
   Of course, you soften your tone to not disturb   
   others in the cube village.   
      
   "Sweet Petunia, what a mess..."   
      
   The interesting bit of this, will be seeing how long   
   it takes to patch it. As they can't release an emergency   
   patch, um, without testing it.   
      
      Paul   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)