[Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
Hello team - Running version Evo 3.44-1 on two Linux Mint 21 machines, both on kernel 5.15.0-46. I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible from an old desktop to a newer laptop. In the process I tried to use the Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before. Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup file is not readable. The goal is to bring over most current email as well as the account & settings info so the two configs match. Looking for some help troubleshooting, please. Thx Reid ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
Hi, On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list wrote: > Running version Evo 3.44-1 on two Linux Mint 21 machines, both on > kernel 5.15.0-46. > > I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible from an > old desktop to a newer laptop. In the process I tried to use the > Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before. > Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup file > is not readable. The goal is to bring over most current email as well > as the account & settings info so the two configs match. Have you checked ownership and permissions of the backup file? You may need to adjust them (chmod / chown / chgrp) if your user account does not have permissions to access that file. Cheers, andre -- Andre Klapper | ak...@gmx.net https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/ ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list wrote: > I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible from > an > old desktop to a newer laptop. In the process I tried to use the > Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before. > Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup > file is not readable. What is the exact error message? I wasn't aware of grsync, but I note that it currently doesn't support all of rsync's features. That may or may not be a clue. I also don't understand why you used both a sync tool and the Evo backup/restore. If you synced the entire home directory, using Backup/Restore is redundant. poc ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 17:03 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list > wrote: > > I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible > > from > > an > > old desktop to a newer laptop. In the process I tried to use the > > Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before. > > Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup > > file is not readable. > > What is the exact error message? > > I wasn't aware of grsync, but I note that it currently doesn't > support > all of rsync's features. That may or may not be a clue. > > I also don't understand why you used both a sync tool and the Evo > backup/restore. If you synced the entire home directory, using > Backup/Restore is redundant. > > poc > ___ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list I used the rsync tool first. It grabbed all the mail but not the account info and settings. When I start Evo on the destination machine I am prompted by the account setup prompt, as though I'm a new user. I grabbed the mail data from .local/share/evolution. If the settings, etc, are store somewhere different I would be happy to learn it. ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
Dnia 13.08.2022 o godz. 12:33:32 Reid Vail via evolution-list pisze: > I used the rsync tool first. It grabbed all the mail but not the > account info and settings. When I start Evo on the destination machine > I am prompted by the account setup prompt, as though I'm a new user. I > grabbed the mail data from .local/share/evolution. If the settings, > etc, are store somewhere different I would be happy to learn it. It's ~/.config/evolution . -- Regards, Jaroslaw Rafa r...@rafa.eu.org -- "In a million years, when kids go to school, they're gonna know: once there was a Hushpuppy, and she lived with her daddy in the Bathtub." ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 17:34 +0200, Andre Klapper via evolution-list wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list > wrote: > > Running version Evo 3.44-1 on two Linux Mint 21 machines, both on > > kernel 5.15.0-46. > > > > I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible > > from an > > old desktop to a newer laptop. In the process I tried to use the > > Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before. > > Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup > > file > > is not readable. The goal is to bring over most current email as > > well > > as the account & settings info so the two configs match. > > Have you checked ownership and permissions of the backup file? > You may need to adjust them (chmod / chown / chgrp) if your user > account does not have permissions to access that file. > > Cheers, > andre > -- > Andre Klapper | ak...@gmx.net > https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/ > > ___ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list Andre - Thx - permissions match. BTW... error message is: "Invalid Evolution backup file. File /media/donna/DATA/.tar.gz is not a valid Evolution backup file. ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 18:42 +0200, Jaroslaw Rafa wrote: > Dnia 13.08.2022 o godz. 12:33:32 Reid Vail via evolution-list pisze: > > I used the rsync tool first. It grabbed all the mail but not the > > account info and settings. When I start Evo on the destination > > machine > > I am prompted by the account setup prompt, as though I'm a new > > user. I > > grabbed the mail data from .local/share/evolution. If the > > settings, > > etc, are store somewhere different I would be happy to learn it. > > It's ~/.config/evolution . Thx for the reply - that fixed it. Actually, I don't understand why the GRSYNC restore didn't restore either the .local/share or the .config. Had to do it all manually. Probably a user error of some kind. ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1
On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 13:21 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list wrote: > On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 18:42 +0200, Jaroslaw Rafa wrote: > > Dnia 13.08.2022 o godz. 12:33:32 Reid Vail via evolution-list > > pisze: > > > I used the rsync tool first. It grabbed all the mail but not the > > > account info and settings. When I start Evo on the destination > > > machine > > > I am prompted by the account setup prompt, as though I'm a new > > > user. I > > > grabbed the mail data from .local/share/evolution. If the > > > settings, > > > etc, are store somewhere different I would be happy to learn it. > > > > It's ~/.config/evolution . > > > Thx for the reply - > that fixed it. Actually, I don't understand why the GRSYNC restore > didn't restore either the .local/share or the .config. Had to do it > all manually. Probably a user error of some kind. Since I'm not familiar with grsync, I can't guess. However a straightforward copy with "rsync -a" would have copied the entire home directory. The rsync man page has several examples to guide you. poc ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
