Re: [Evolution] Evo mail: explanation of old and new file system

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 09:38 -0400, carpetnailz researchintegration org
wrote:
> -When I copied the .evolution folder, it did not have any of my emails
> or calendar entries from the two weeks I was trying to use Ubuntu 11.04.
> Apparently with Ubuntu 11.04 Evolution had started to use the new
> location, but there was no indication of this anywhere. 

There is a migration dialog when you start it for the first time after
upgrading (and you are offered to import a backup file at the first
run).

> It's all well and good to say, "There isn't in the user docs because
> it's nothing that a user should need to care about. It should be all
> automatically."  But the user does need to care about it since he has to
> fix the problem. And he has to understand what's happening.

If the user needlessly shot him/herself in the foot by tinkering with
hidden folders (hidden. for a reason.) instead of using Evolution's
Backup/Restore functionality, then user documentation won't stop him/her
either. A support channel (like this mailing list) is more helpful for
such specific situations.

andre
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