Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-de (2055 mails)

["K. Elo" <maillists@xxxxxx>]

Hi,

-=j=- wrote (24.11.2005 00:13):
> Hi,
>
> I looked through the archives and found that I need to save ~/.gconf
> and ~/.evolution to backup my email and folders [or so it appears]
> but I don't know how to get at these folders or email messages once
> I've done a fresh install [equivalent for reformatting the hard
> drive, etc.].

In addition, you have to back up ~/.gnome2_private/Evolution, too.

> I have to take a suse 9.3 box and roll it back to suse 9.2 for dev
> reasons.  Unfortunately there's a lot of email on it as it was
> upgraded, semi unsuccessfully, so suse 9.3.  I want to back up the
> email on this suse 9.3 box now, do a fresh install complete with
> reformatted drive and then either load or recreate the folders and
> restore the old email.  

If I have understood you correctly, the solution should be quite 
straight forward.

1) Back up the three directories (with all subfolders) mentioned above 
(~/.gconf, ~/gnome2_private/Evolution and ~/.evolution e.g. by burning 
them on a CD or coping them onto a USB-stick)
2) Reinstall your system
3) Copy the directories back
4) Start Evolution.

Or did I understood completely wrong, what you are looking for?

Kind regards,
Kimmo