On Fri, 2015-07-10 at 11:36 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > I didn't follow this thread, but I once linked pop account mails > > from > > one install to another. This worked without issues while using > > different versions on both installs. > > > > $ ls -hAl /mnt/u1.precise/home/spinymouse/.local/share/evolution/ > > drwx------ Dec 23 2011 addressbook > > -rw-rw-r-- Feb 15 2013 backup-restore-gconf.xml > > drwx------ Dec 12 2011 calendar > > -rw------- Dec 16 2011 camel-cert.db > > -rw-r--r-- Dec 12 2011 categories.xml > > lrwxrwxrwx Apr 28 2012 mail -> > > /mnt/archlinux/home/spinymouse/.local/share/evolution/mail > > drwx------ Dec 12 2011 memos > > -rw-rw-r-- May 3 2012 printing.ini > > drwx------ Jul 26 2012 signatures > > drwx------ Dec 12 2011 tasks > > > > IOW sharing mails isn't an issue. Instead of a link, a sync should > > work > > too, as long as the versions use the same mail format. > > Messing around with Evolution's internal & private data is NOT > recommended. It may appear to work, but Evolution is NOT designed to > work in such a way and as such is not tested to a level where anyone > can be certain that it will work now or in the future. > > What you should be aware about is that Evolution uses a UUID for the > mail account (and virtually everything else) - those UUIDs are unique > to a machine. They are not just used as a directory name for the > local > data, but also referenced in the configuration files. So copying (or > sharing) data requires that all the configuration files on the two > machines are also identical - but there is no synchronisation between > the configurations, so changes on one machine will not be propagated > leading to a miss-match between the data and the configuration. > > Yes, it may work if you are careful or if your setup is particularly > simple, but it won't work in all cases. You seriously risk > corrupting > your Evolution data store. > > Use a remote server. It works.
If I remember correctly, I first used File > Back up Evolution Data... and File > Restore Evolution Data... or copied data in a similar way, then removed ~/.local/share/evolution/mail and replaced it with a link. Even when updating different versions of Evolution for both installs, there never were issues. I at least wasn't careful, resp. just backuped my complete installs, but never needed to restore user space or data from the backups. Perhaps I just had good luck, but I did it several years without experiencing serious problems. If I remember correctly there once was just a minor issue with folder names, regarding the character encoding of the folder names, but character encoding for anything else was ok and even the folder name issue wasn't really a problem. However, if it's not recommended, it might be not a good idea to do it for a production environment. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
