Re: [Evolution] Evolution backup & restore error on 3.44-1

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

Hi,

On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list wrote:
> Running version Evo 3.44-1 on two Linux Mint 21 machines, both on
> kernel 5.15.0-46.
>
> I've used GRSYNC to backup and restore as much data as possible from an
> old desktop to a newer laptop.  In the process I tried to use the
> Evolution backup/restore utility. Have successfully used it before.
> Trouble this time is that restore fails, reporting that the backup file
> is not readable.  The goal is to bring over most current email as well
> as the account & settings info so the two configs match.

Have you checked ownership and permissions of the backup file? 
You may need to adjust them (chmod / chown / chgrp) if your user
account does not have permissions to access that file.

Cheers,
andre
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