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

[Reid Vail <rsv869 gmail com>]

On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 17:03 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sat, 2022-08-13 at 10:48 -0400, Reid Vail via evolution-list
> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> What is the exact error message?
>
> I wasn't aware of grsync, but I note that it currently doesn't
> support
> all of rsync's features. That may or may not be a clue.
>
> I also don't understand why you used both a sync tool and the Evo
> backup/restore. If you synced the entire home directory, using
> Backup/Restore is redundant.
>
> poc
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I used the rsync tool first. It grabbed all the mail but not the
account info and settings. When I start Evo on the destination machine
I am prompted by the account setup prompt, as though I'm a new user.  I
grabbed the mail data from .local/share/evolution.  If the settings,
etc, are store somewhere different I would be happy to learn it.