Hi thanks so much for the prompt reply.
On gio, 2016-03-24 at 15:32 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote: > > I need to move my mails (several Gigas) and the different pieces of > > configuration (accounts, filters, ..) to a new machine. .... > You can create a backup tar file from the 'File' menu ("Back up > Evolution Data") and then restore it on the new machine. doing so, do I transfer everything (accounts, filters, folder structure)? > > Transferring your whole home directory will also transfer all the > Evolution data and settings - but that is only really useful if you > actually want all your home moved! on the old machine, it seems I have -- most Evolution stuff under the folder /root/.local/share/evolution (198497 items, totalling 8,5 GB) -- a further folder /root/.evolution with a few files (104 items, totalling 8,2 MB), which I do not think it has been used (I do not understand why they are there) > Make sure you aren't logged in to > your account which account? do you mean I stop Evolution? on both machines? look forward for your help cheers mario _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list