For each email account, all the data for the account that is stored on disk is stored (directly or indirectly) under one directory on the disk. This is the "account directory". The account directory holds these kinds of data:
- The original mbox files that are to be loaded into the DArcMail database.
- External content files
- .raw files produced by the DArcMail loading process.
- .xml files for email attachments produced by the DArcMailXml converson process.
The account directory may contain multiple subdirectories; for example, there may be a separate subdirectory for each email folder in the account. But while subdirectories are recommended for larger accounts, this is not necessary.
Every email account will have one or more folders, with one mbox file for each email folder. For a given email folder, the directory in which the mbox file for that folder is stored is the "folder directory" for that folder. If the mbox file is located directly under the account directory, then the account directory and the folder directory are the same. You can place multiple mbox files in the same directory.