Re: [Evolution] migration from an old system using dot-evolution

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2008-12-26 at 16:19 -0500, seth lytle wrote:
> i have a backup of an old system that contains an evolution install.
> i'd like to be able to migrate it to my current system. in the past
> i've been able to do this by copying the .evolution directory and
> starting evolution.

If that ever worked, you were lucky. It's not supposed to.

> but today i tried this, and evolution doesn't appear to recognize the
> existing .evolution directory. it silently ignores it, and starts the
> "evolution setup wizard". it has an option "restore evolution from a
> backup file", but it won't use the existing directory.
>
> i don't know what version of evolution i was running on the old system
> - it could be a year or two old. my current version is GNOME evolution
> 2.22.3.1

http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#How_can_I_transfer_all_my_Evolution_data_between_computers.2Fto_a_new_partition.2Fto_a_new_computer.3F

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