Directories

The Directories tab specifies where IceWarp Server stores various files. The directories need not be created in advance, IceWarp Server will create all directories as required.

Figure. Storage management: Directories tab.

Field

Description

Mail path

Specify a fully qualified path to the directory where user mailboxes and the outgoing message queue (subdirectory _outgoing inside specified path) should be stored.

Temp path

A fully qualified path where incoming messages are stored before they are processed.

The temp folder contains subfolders for all services. These subfolders are:

  • Control

  • GW

  • IM

  • POP3

  • SMTP

  • webmail

The services that are not listed above use following subfolders:

Service

User Subfolder

FTP, (LDAP)

Control

SIP

IM

IMAP

POP3

The Other subfolder is used for storage of items that do not belong to the mentioned services (e.g. API.dll).

Note: The appropriate subfolder of this directory (temp) is automatically emptied when the corresponding service of IceWarp Server starts so you should not store any data here that you wish to keep.

This does not apply for the webmail subfolder.

Log path

A fully qualified path where all the IceWarp Server log files will be stored.

Archive path

A fully qualified path where all the IceWarp Server archived items will be stored.

Mailbox Path

Field

Description

Use mailbox path alphabetical sorting

Use this option for larger installation to create additional "alphabetized" subdirectories to the Mailbox path.

This is a performance fix for Windows systems where file display can be slow for directories containing many thousands of subdirectories.

Specify a number in the Number of characters from alias to path prefix box.

For example, in the above screenshot:

User john will have messages stored in <path>\jo\hn\john

User george will have messages stored in <path>\ge\or\george

Number of characters from alias to path prefix

The number of characters taken from the users alias if you have selected Use mailbox path alphabetical sorting.

Number of grouped characters in path prefix

The number of characters taken to create subdirectories.

e. g.: For values from the screenshot above, you will get for alexander:

<path>\al\ex\alexander

For values of 6 and 3, you will get:

<path>\ale\xan\alexander

For values of 6 and 2, you will get for mike:

<path>\mi\ke\mike

For values of 6 and 2, you will get for mike1:

<path>\mi\ke\1\mike1

Do not start services if mailbox path unavailable

Check this box if you do not want to start service in case of mailbox path is unavailable.