Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-13 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2018-07-13 at 06:50 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 23:56 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 23:51 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 22:12 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > Pack/Unpack? Wrap/Unwrap? Freeze/Thaw? ... >

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 23:56 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 23:51 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 22:12 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > Pack/Unpack? Wrap/Unwrap? Freeze/Thaw? ... > > > > Save Evolution Data... > > Load Evolution Data... > > C

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 23:51 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 22:12 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Pack/Unpack? Wrap/Unwrap? Freeze/Thaw? ... > > Save Evolution Data... > Load Evolution Data... Could be. At least it's explicit. poc

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 22:12 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > Pack/Unpack? Wrap/Unwrap? Freeze/Thaw? ... Save Evolution Data... Load Evolution Data... ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe,

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 20:46 +0200, Andrea Vai wrote: > Hi, > 2018-07-12 19:09 GMT+02:00, Pete Biggs : > > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 18:07 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > > It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. > > > > It's really not intended as a backup mechanism, as s

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 18:09 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 18:07 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > > It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. > > > It's really not intended as a backup mechanism, as some people seem to > > > think. Perhaps Export/Import w

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Andrea Vai
Hi, 2018-07-12 19:09 GMT+02:00, Pete Biggs : > On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 18:07 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: >> > It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. >> > It's really not intended as a backup mechanism, as some people seem to >> > think. Perhaps Export/Import would better

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Pete Biggs
On Thu, 2018-07-12 at 18:07 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. > > It's really not intended as a backup mechanism, as some people seem to > > think. Perhaps Export/Import would better convey the idea. > > > > It's difficult. To me

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Pete Biggs
> It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. > It's really not intended as a backup mechanism, as some people seem to > think. Perhaps Export/Import would better convey the idea. > It's difficult. To me Export/Import implies standard formats - which the Evolution bac

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-12 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 23:04 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > Evolution > > should drop the silly "backup / restore". > > It may be "silly" to you, but there are people who use it in a none > "silly" way. It would be less prone to misinterpretation if it had a different name. It's really not intended

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Pete Biggs
> > I have yet to meet any long time Linux user who goes into their email > client to "make a backup." And oddly Gnome-based backup software does > not suggest doing this either; it just backs up files. You'd think if it > was important someone would have integrated it as a backup feature. The

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Zan Lynx
On 07/11/2018 01:29 PM, Dr. John H. Lauterbach wrote: > Evolution 3.28.1-2 running under Ubuntu 18.04 wants you to import a backup > file > for the first run on a new installation. Not a problem for those of us who > have > been running evolution for years. I have yet to meet any long time Linu

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Andre Klapper
John, please fix your email application to display quotes as quoted so it is possible for others to find out what you yourself wrote. See https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2018-July/msg00071.html Thanks. andre -- Andre Klapper | ak...@gmx.net https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/ ___

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Milan Crha via evolution-list
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 15:29 -0400, Dr. John H. Lauterbach wrote: > Evolution 3.28.1-2 running under Ubuntu 18.04 wants you to import a > backup file for the first run on a new installation. Not a problem > for those of us who have been running evolution for years. > > Not sure how one would do if

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Dr. John H. Lauterbach
-Original Message- From: Milan Crha via evolution-list Reply-To: Milan Crha To: evolution-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:09:16 +0200 On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 10:29 -0500, Anonymous Japhering via evolution-list wrote: Just

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Milan Crha via evolution-list
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 14:45 -0500, Anonymous Japhering via evolution- list wrote: > So guessing that, something didn't get erased. Hi, did you follow these steps, maybe modified to your local changes, if any been made? https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/Flatpak#Clean_up_Flatpak_data

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Milan Crha via evolution-list
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 12:25 -0700, Douglas Summers wrote: > it ran well, but I like how > the "native" package integrates with the desktop. Hi, yes, I fully understand that and agree with you, but in case of evolution, and its dependency on evolution-data-server, there is no win-win state,

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Anonymous Japhering via evolution-list
I was on Evolution 3.18.2 .. tried the flatpak which didn't work same symptom ... did the Mint upgrade and the 3.28.1-2 version of evolution pops up, but I can't load backups into evolution. So guessing that, something didn't get erased. Mike On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 2:25 PM, Douglas Summers wr

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Richard Bown
If it helps when I installed lm19 it picked up the flatpack version I had installed. Install Evolution with synaptic and it should pick up the correct version Sent from my Sony Xperia™ smartphone Douglas Summers wrote >On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 21:09 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Douglas Summers
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 21:09 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list wrote: > On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 10:29 -0500, Anonymous Japhering via evolution- > list wrote: > > Just upgraded to LinuxMint 19 and Evolution is trying to start by > > asking me to import a backup. > > > > ... > > > > Jul 11 10:08:51

Re: [Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Milan Crha via evolution-list
On Wed, 2018-07-11 at 10:29 -0500, Anonymous Japhering via evolution- list wrote: > Just upgraded to LinuxMint 19 and Evolution is trying to start by > asking me to import a backup. > > ... > > Jul 11 10:08:51 Ase evolution.bin[15017]: Can't open portal file > chooser: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.

[Evolution] Starting Evolution from backup

2018-07-11 Thread Anonymous Japhering via evolution-list
Just upgraded to LinuxMint 19 and Evolution is trying to start by asking me to import a backup. Not a big deal until I get to the dialog where I have to search for and select the backup file. Where this shows up in the syslog. Jul 11 10:08:51 Ase evolution.bin[15017]: Can't open portal file cho