Public bug reported:

use scenario: any situation where "Back in Time" needs to be installed
-- and one wants to load pre-existing "Back in Time" snapshot
information. Example: creating a "Back in Time" archive of entire hard-
drive, reformatting the entire hard drive, installing new operating
system, reinstalling "Back in Time" and then wanting to LOAD the "Back
in Time" configuration information (to perform restore).

on linux, the current solution seems to be to copy the "Back in Time"
files from .config/backintime folder on the backup medium to the
equivalent folder on new installation.

suggested feature: add an option to "load pre-existing backup
configuration" when "Backup in Time" starts and does not find such a
configuration. (to make this even easier, it might also suggest the user
look for a .config/backintime folder on the backup medium)

** Affects: backintime
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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[enhancement] load existing backup settings
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480391
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Bug description:
use scenario: any situation where "Back in Time" needs to be installed -- and 
one wants to load pre-existing "Back in Time" snapshot information. Example: 
creating a "Back in Time" archive of entire hard-drive, reformatting the entire 
hard drive, installing new operating system, reinstalling "Back in Time" and 
then wanting to LOAD the "Back in Time" configuration information (to perform 
restore).

on linux, the current solution seems to be to copy the "Back in Time" files 
from .config/backintime folder on the backup medium to the equivalent folder on 
new installation.

suggested feature: add an option to "load pre-existing backup configuration" 
when "Backup in Time" starts and does not find such a configuration. (to make 
this even easier, it might also suggest the user look for a .config/backintime 
folder on the backup medium)

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