Re: [Evolution] Transfer of data

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Fri, 2001-11-16 at 00:31, Damon Chaplin wrote:
> On Wed, 2001-11-14 at 21:13, Gerhard Schuck wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > which are the relevant files if I want to transfer lets say the ToDo Database from one computer to 
> > another? I tried just to copy ~/evolution/local/Tasks/tasks.ics but evolution doesn't accept this file. 
> > It just replaces the file automatically with the original one. So there must be a backup mechanism in the 
> > background which I don't understand. I didn't find anything in the documentation.
> >
> > By the way, is this the right place to ask such questions? I asked the same question in users ximian com 
> > but got no answer there.
>
> I think your problem is that the wombat server is still running, since
> it is used to popup reminders. And it keeps the Todos/Events in memory.
>
> So you have to quit evolution, run killev to kill the wombat, then
> copy the new file into position.
also (cleaner way), you could use the new iCalendar importer
(File/Import) to import the tasks.ics file from the other computer.

cheers
-- 
Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org> - <rodrigo ximian com>
http://www.gnome-db.org/ - http://www.ximian.com/