Re: [Evolution-hackers] mail migration

[Sasa Ostrouska <casaxa gmail com>]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 3:46 AM, Sasa Ostrouska <casaxa gmail com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:45 AM, Sasa Ostrouska <casaxa gmail com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Sasa Ostrouska <casaxa gmail com> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Sasa Ostrouska <casaxa gmail com> wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:38 AM, Adam Tauno Williams
> > > > <awilliam whitemice org> wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 2012-12-14 at 23:29 +0100, Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Adam Tauno Williams
> > > > > > <awilliam whitemice org> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, 2012-12-14 at 04:54 +0100, Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi I know this is not direclty related to hacking on evolution, but I
> > > > > > > > would like to ask one advice.
> > > > > > > > I have about 5Gb of e-mails on my laptop which I use for work, and it
> > > > > > > > is still on evolution 2.26.3.
> > > > > > > > I would like to migrate now this stuff to evolution 3.6.x
> > > > > > > > What is the best way to do that ?
> > > > > > > > Simply upgrading evolution seems not to work, as it starts the wizard
> > > > > > > > as if .evolution dir doesnt exist.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If all you want to do is mail then it seems like it wouldn't be a bad
> > > > > > > idea to make an 'external' local account (maildir or mbox [not certain
> > > > > > > what is available in 2.26]) and then just copy all your mail.  Upgrade.
> > > > > > > 'Reconnect' the new evolution to that account.
> > > > > > Ok how can I do that external account ? You mean use something else
> > > > > > like Thunderbird ?
> > > > >
> > > > > No, I mean you can make an account in Evolution that stores mail locally
> > > > > in a 'standard' format like MBOX or MailDir.  You specify a directory
> > > > > and mail and mailboxes are stored in that format there.  Then you can
> > > > > just drag the mail from your "On this computer" mailbox (assuming you
> > > > > are POP'ing into that from somewhere).  Then you have the mail 'outside
> > > > > of Evolution'.  And the new version of Evolution can look in the same
> > > > > place for mail; you can either copy it back into on-this-computer
> > > > > [assuming it doesn't transfer automatically] after you upgrade, or just
> > > > > continue using the 'external' mail store.
> > > > >
> > > > > I believe this is an option for 2.26, which I certain could do at least
> > > > > MBOX, if no MH.  But I don't really remember the 2.x series that well
> > > > > [it has been a long time].
> > > >
> > > > Ok all my mail is pop and its stored on my few computers, I rsync them arround.
> > > > So all I have is a huge .evolution directory, with all what is made and used by
> > > > evolution-2.26.3 . I will try your suggestion.
> > > >
> > > > Rgds
> > > > Saxa
> > >
> > > Another question I have, to install evolution 3.0.x do I need to
> > > install also evolution-data-server-3.0.x or can I do that with
> > > evolution-data-server-3.6.x ?
> > >
> > > Rgds
> > > Saxa
> >
> > Ok it seems that downgrading my evolution to 3.0.x is not an option,
> > missing a lot of stuff aas deps and would meant
> > to downgrade a lot of things, from gtk on.
> >
> > So I will opt for the other option as Adam suggested.
> >
> > Rgds
> > Saxa

Ok , only as a followup. I have migrated my mail from 2.26.x to 3.6
and did it in the following way:

rsync my full home dir to a machine with 2.32.3 evolution installed
and started evolution. The migration
went very smoothly. It took a while since it was about 5-7GB of
e-mails but when it run up everything was in place.

After that I have rsync to my other computer where evolution 3.6 is
installed and here I had some problems, seems because of
calendar stuff prevented to run gnome3. Then I deleted some files in
the .config/evolution iirc. and then I was able to start gnome3
after that I started evolution and it migrated the stuff, again it
took some time but it worked out.

So far all my mail seems to be here. One problem now I have is that I
ended up with an "On this computer" and "local_mbox" directory
structures. But I have no idea which one I should use ?

Also if I want to delete some folders from those I cant do it since
its saying that they are system folders.

Another problem I have is the following error when I send a message:

The reported error was "Failed to append to
mbox:///home/rc/.local/share/evolution/mail/local#Sent: Invalid folder
URI 'mbox:///home/rc/.local/share/evolution/mail/local#Sent'
Appending to local 'Sent' folder instead.".

Can somebody point me in the right direction on how to solve those
problems and especially which are the locations the new evolution
uses to store the mail ?

Rgds
Sasa

PS: Thanks to all for this nice piece of software.