[Evolution] Folder & files copied manually to the evolution

[khaled <tdasys yahoo com>]

I need an assistance. not very much expert in Linux

i decided to upgrade from Ubunut 10.04 to 12.04, so i did backup of all data.
for evolution i used the evolution backup menu file size is 8.8GB named (evolution-backup.tar.gz)
i used to do backup before and during restore all goes well... it was always the best restore

So i formatter the HDD, and installed new 12.04
During the restore of data with evolution menu, an error shows "Please select a valid backup file to restore."

I tried to do several methods
- copy from USB to internal HDD and restore again ... same error
- change the backup file extension from .tar.gz to .tar  ... same error
- use command: tar -xvf evolution-backup.tar  .. it shows new error
gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Finally, i used Windows WinRAR.. and i could able to see the files & folders.
i did recover / copy the files, some error shows, but it's ok.. main files are recovered as what i see..

Now, I'm trying to copy these files back to Evolution on Ubunut 12.04 what is the best and safest method.

please note, i'm not beginner with ubunut, and need help, please.

khd

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