Thank you for this explanation, guenther. I'll try it.
jmf On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 15:33, Arthur Smith wrote: > Joao, > > For backing up in the future... I think this came from this mail list a > while back: > > I found this at: > > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2005-January/msg00117.html > -------------------------------- > > > What is the safe way to backup Evolution data? Is backing > up .evolution/ > > sufficient enough? > > Your data is in ~/.evolution and your settings are stored using GConf in > your ~/.gconf/apps/evolution directory. > > Before backing up the Evolution data, close Evolution and it's backend > tasks. Before backing up the settings (in GConf) close the GConf daemon > as well. If either one is running, you might end up with old (not synced > to disk) and probably even broken data. > > $ evolution --force-shutdown > $ gconftool-2 --shutdown > > For backup purposes only you can omit most of the indexing data. > > > Restoring the backup is another topic, although very similar to the > above. Make sure Evolution and GConf are not running, while restoring > those dirs. > > ...guenther > > On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 16:25 +0100, Joao Miguel Ferreira wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I really need help here.... I absolutelly must upgrade my Linux > > distribution, but I must not loose my Evolution mail... I'm (still) > > using Evolution 1.4.5. > > > > I've tried copying the Evolution directory to another system, but it > > does not work.... (I removed the previous evolution directory, replaced > > it with my stuff, but no success, Evolution does not 'see' my stuff) > > > > PLEASE: someone help me... is there a compatible format to export to and > > then import in the new instalation ? anything... ??? > > > > thank you > > > > jmf > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Evolution-list mailing list > > Evolution-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
