From 6717b6052389eca8084e606a412a5c9b8524e227 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rustmailer Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:59:12 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Custom Storage Configuration (markdown) --- Custom-Storage-Configuration.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Custom-Storage-Configuration.md b/Custom-Storage-Configuration.md index 430ed62..1dc8b79 100644 --- a/Custom-Storage-Configuration.md +++ b/Custom-Storage-Configuration.md @@ -67,3 +67,9 @@ To perform a complete system backup, you must back up **all three** specified lo 1. **bichon-data-dir:** The most critical. It contains your entire collection of emails. 2. **bichon-root-dir:** Essential for maintaining your account access and app settings. 3. **bichon-index-dir:** Contains the metadata index. While this is largely extracted from the email data, it also includes specific information synchronized from the mail servers. + + +### FAQ: Storage Ratio +**Q: How much disk space will the Search Index (envelope) take compared to the Data store (eml)?** + +**A:** There is no absolute ratio, but the index is typically much smaller than the data. For example, in one real-world case (see README), **145GB** of email data resulted in only **1.3GB** of index. The actual size depends on your email content: if your emails have many large attachments, the data store will grow much faster than the index.