Carlos F Lange wrote:
On Monday 30 April 2007 17:17, Jim Flanagan wrote:
Hi all,
This is a basic question, but what is the best way to copy my email files from one install (9.3) to my new install (10.2). Same machine. Old install is mounted as same user name mounted at "data1". I have not used kmail on the new install yet, but did open kmail once, have not set up users. I see may old mail in /data1/home/user/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail. I see the same folder in the new install, with only a few sub-folders. Should I just copy the whole /mail folder over the new one and be done with it? Or would "cat" be better? Again, there is no mail in the new folder so I can overwrite it if need be.
Just copying the directory (or folder) should do it.
I have used a ~/Mail directory since I started with 8.2. In every upgrade Kmail always recognizes the presence of that directory and uses it instead of ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail without any need for change in settings. It may adapt the *.index files at the upgrade, but it is completely transparent and all messages are there with proper status (read/unread, etc).
Carlos FL
I remember the /Mail or /mail folder in 8.2 as well, but lost that in on or the other upgrades since. I still prefer that to the current default location, but I guess as long as I know where it is, it really dosen't matter. Does a GUI method with KDE/Konq work well here, or should I use command line? Thanks, Jim F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org