Re: [Evolution] Importing mail & settings from previous version of Evolution

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

Andy Allen wrote:

> Hi Mark,
> Thanks for your response - no, I haven't tried exporting to another
> email program as an intermediary, but I'm sure I should be able to
> export/import between two versions of Evolution. I've tried using the
> Import Assistant in Evolution 2.0.2 but it says "No settings ....found".
> I don't want to have to 'reinvent the wheel' by using all sorts of
> command line stuff - I just need some clear instruction as to how to set
> up the two versions of Evolution so that the Import Assistant will work!
>
>  

Between Evo 1 and Evo 2 there was a lot of changes in the formats - 
specifically
it changed from using the '~/evolution' directory to store everything in 
to using
the '~/.evolution' directory.  If '~/.evolution' exists, it won't 
import.  Similarly make
sure that '~/evolution directory exists.  You only get one chance to do 
the imports
because the initial import sets lots of gconf keys - evo assumes that 
the import
has been done if any of these keys exist.

There used to be a program around from Ximian (when evo was a Ximian 
program)
to reset all the import things - but that was a long time ago, so I 
don't know if you
will be able to find it now.

Pete