Open a terminal and type sudo nautilus
click on view and select hidden files. browse in /home/gordon/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/folders.db, right click on it and select properties, select permission and verify that gordon is the owner and has read and write permission. Try in the terminal to execute the operation that evolution cannot run (copy and paste these): sudo mv /home/gordon/.evolution/mail/local/folders.db /home/gordon/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/folders.db sudo rm /home/gordon/.evolution/mail/local/folders.db sudo rm -r /home/gordon/.evolution/tasks sudo rm -r /home/gordon/.evolution/mail -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/786474 Title: evolution deos not empty wastebasket -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs