Re: [Evolution] Problems with my evolution calendar on a new computer.

[Leonard Evens <len math northwestern edu>]

On Thu, 2011-01-27 at 22:35 -0600, Leonard Evens wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-01-27 at 22:27 -0600, Leonard Evens wrote:
> > I've been setting up a new computer.  I used backup to store the
> > evolution files on the old computer, copied the backup file to the new
> > computer and used restore to restore it.
> >
> > I got all my mail files, and mail seems to work correctly.
> >
> > But I'm having trouble with my calendar.
> >
> > First, my old appointments were not copied.
> >
> > Also, when I make an appointment, I get multiple copies of the
> > appointment in the slot,  usually two but sometimes three.  They are
> > right next to one another.  How do I make the calendar list the
> > appointment just once?   I think this may have happened before on my old
> > computer, but I don't remember what I had to do to fix it.
>
> I think I see what is causing it.
>
> On the left had side of the Calendar Window, it shows three calendars,
> two of which are called "On this Computer  Personal"  They were both
> checked.  If I uncheck one of  them, I get only one entry in the window
> for each appointment.   But how do I arrange to eliminate the extra copy
> of the Calendar?

Looking on the web, I found some suggestions, which suggested looking
in .evolution/calendar/local
But that subdirectory has now disappeared.   I was doing some fiddling,
but that shouldn't have done that.   I can of course start all over
again with evolu tion, but it would be painful.