On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 10:38 +0200, Antonio M wrote:
I am trying to transfer an account from an old computer to a new one. I made the back-up of the complete directory of the user.
That should work.... if you *RESTORE THE COMPLETE DIRECTORY* to an empty account.
Then I copied the following files in the new folder.. $HOME/.local/share/evolution
No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No <aside> Is the true reason the Open Source desktop is doomed because it has an entrenched user base completely addicted to doing things the hardest and most tedious way possible? </aside> <rant> Does a week pass without someone asking this question and attempting the same inane / insane quest? </rant> Step #1 - Old machine: File -> Back up Evolution Data Step #2 - Move File from old to new machine Step# 3 - New machine File - > Restore Evolution Data <rant> I should open an issue on Bugzilla that the existence of these two options should be displayed in the largest possible font and pulsing in bright orange. Perhaps with a sound effect of nails being scraped across chalk boards. A pop-up should appear reminding the user of these options every several minutes. </rant>
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