Application Settings

Use the application settings to determine how MailShelf works by setting the appropriate settings.

Data Location

Specifies the data path location of the application settings. This is also your database path if you are using the internal database as database server.

If you want to change the data location, you can do so by clicking the folder icon "Select Data Location..." and specify your desired location. You can select any local path (e.g. folders, hard drives, thumb drives etc.) on your computer as data location but you have to ensure that you have the appropriate read/write permissions for the selected path.

If you already specified another, non-default path as data location, you can simply set the data location back to the default value by clicking the star-folder icon "Use Default Data Location...".

Please note that a network path (e.g. network shares, network drives etc.) can only be selected as a data path if MailShelf is operated using the internal database in the Multi-User Environment.

Minimize to Tray

Specifies if the application should minimize to the system tray. This way the application is running in the background and always available from the system tray. Possible values are:

Never

Means that the application will never minimize to the system tray. This is the default behaviour.

When minimizing

Means that the application will minimize to the system tray when you click the minimize button on the application window. To restore the application, simply double-click on the application icon that can be found in the system tray. You can also click the right mouse-button on the system tray icon to get a selection of more options.

Instead of closing

Means that the application will minimize to the system tray when you click the close button on the application window. To restore the application, simply double-click on the application icon that can be found in the system tray. You can also click the right mouse-button on the system tray icon to get a selection of more options.

Prompts

Specifies if the application should ask you to confirm some application actions. Possible prompts are:

Prompt before closing the application

Enables that the application asks you if you really want to close it when hitting the close button. This might be useful to avoid that the application is being closed by accident.

Functions

Provides you with advanced features of the application. Possible functions are:

Reset Application

Resets the application to its default values by preserving your license. This is comparable with a factory reset. After the application has been reset, the Getting Started Wizard will automatically open next time you start MailShelf. All already archived emails are not deleted and are still available in the database when resetting the application.

Defragment

Allows you to defragment the internal database file in order to achieve a speed increase and/or a lower storage space requirement. Especially when you process large amounts of emails using the internal database, it is recommended to defragment the database from time to time.