Re: [Evolution] Evolution-backup gone after Mint upgrade to 20

[Michelle <michelle msknight com>]

Thank you all for the input.

Libevolution is present at version 3.36.3-0ubuntu1 but evolution-backup 
is not present in /usr/lib/evolution. I have tried removal and
reinstall of that package.

I can also confirm that running backup via the menu works.

My main automatic client backup takes a bit of time, hence I use
evolution-backup as a means of, "in between," backup that I can run
more frequently. It's used as an addition, rather than a replacement.



On Tue, 2020-07-28 at 10:58 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Tue, 2020-07-28 at 05:36 +0100, Michelle via evolution-list wrote:
> > I've just upgraded Mint to 20 and Evolution is now 3.36.3-0ubuntu1 
> >
> > However, I was using /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-backup to perform
> > an
> > automatic backup of my e-mail (plus, filter rules, account
> > settings.
> > etc., not just the e-mails themselves) twice a week (more regularly
> > than my whole home folder) ... and it seems to have gone.
> >
> > What's the replacement please, how do I get it back or is it just a
> > case of waiting for catch-up?
>
> Other answers have explained this, however I want to point out (not
> for
> the first time on the list) that the "backup" option in Evolution is
> a
> misnomer, i.e. its name is misleading. It's not intended for regular
> backups of your mail and in fact is a very poor substitute for a
> proper
> backup system. It's intended to be used when you want to move your
> mail
> to a new machine, and even then is mostly useful for people with POP
> accounts (for IMAP it's not really necessary), it copies everything
> (not just what has changed since the last time) but doesn't copy
> contact information, etc.
>
> You should have a real (automated) backup system in place that saves
> your home directory, and that will be more reliable, more complete,
> and
> more efficient.
>
> poc
>
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