Re: [Evolution] how to move mails and configs to a new machine

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 19:35 +0100, mario chiari wrote:
> > That's an Evolution data store from a much earlier version. 
> Ok, fine
> > (search for
> > "Data storage locations").
>
> "Data storage" explains:
>
> > > Evolution 3.6 and later stores its data according to the XDG Base
> Directory Specification. By default this means: 
>
> The user's data files   $HOME/.local/share/evolution 
> Various configuration and state files   $HOME/.config/evolution
> Account settings        $HOME/.config/evolution/sources
> Disposable data caches  $HOME/.cache/evolution
> Configuration settings in GSettings     $HOME/.config/dconf <<
>
> so, do i need to copy&paste all (and only) above directories from old
> machine over to the new one? Is doing so safe? 

You don't need to copy anything below .cache because it will be
recreated as needed. And once again, make sure Evo is completely off
before copying.

poc