Re: [Evolution] Restore deleted address book

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> > Attempting to fix some other problem, I wiped out a user's .evolution
> > directory and started them off fresh except for restoring their
> > mail folders.  Other problem solved, but address book gone.
> > I have a full backup of everything on the machine.
> > What files do I need to restore to get just the address book
> > (contact list) back without changing anything else?
>
> Most (if not all) of that data is stored in ".evolution/addressbook".
> Restoring that should bring back the data.

You still need to kick e-d-s's ass. :)

> I don't remember for certain, but certain custom settings for the
> addressbook (if they had any) might be stored under the .gnome*
> directories.

Nope. Settings are stored in ~/.gconf/apps/evolution/ using GConf.
'gconf-editor' and 'gconftool-2' are handy tools.

...guenther


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