Re: [Evolution] Transfer to new computer

["Celsun ." <tarcell hotmail com>]

> From: Not Zed <notzed ximian com>
> To: "Celsun ." <tarcell hotmail com>
> CC: evolution lists ximian com
> Subject: Re: [Evolution] Transfer to new computer
> Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 10:24:22 +0800
>
> On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 14:53 -0400, Celsun . wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does the following include ALL steps to transfer evolution settings to a 
> new
> > computer?
> >
> > Old computer:
> >
> > Mandrake 9.2 Evolution 1.4.6
> >
> > evolution --force-shutdown
> >
> > cd ~
> >
> > find ~/evolution/local/ -name &#8220;mbox.*&#8221; -exec rm -f {} \;
> >
> > tar -cvzf /mnt/jumpdrive/evolution.tar.gz evolution 
> .gconf/apps/evolution
> >
> >
> > New computer:
> >
> > Mandrake 10.0 Evolution 1.4.6
> >
> > evolution --force-shutdown
> >
> > gconftool-2 --shutdown
> >
> > cd ~
> >
> > tar -xvzf /mnt/jumpdrive/evolution.tar.gz
> >
> >
> > When I did this the first time, I didn't know about the
> > &#8220;gconftool-2&#8221; shutdown.  Although the transfer to the new
> > computer was successful at the time, today when I opened Evolution,
> > everything I restored was GONE.
>
>
>
> Everything?  Or just your settings?  I dont believe everything would be
> gone.

No messages, no contacts, no folders, no filters, nada from the old 
computer.
> I just transferred to a new hdd, and the above steps worked fine (evo
> 1.5 mind you, but it should make no difference).

As I stated above, the first time I didn't know about the gconftoo-2 
--shutdown part (found that in the Mail Archive after the fact) and didn't 
do that.

Today using the steps above, it did work.
> --
>
> Michael Zucchi <notzed ximian com>

Thanks notzed

Celsun

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