On Thu, 2014-10-02 at 19:11 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2014-10-02 at 18:45 +0200, Thomas Mittelstaedt wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, den 01.10.2014, 08:42 -0700 schrieb Alexander Miller: > > > > > > > > > I've searched the web and posted on the Mint forum but haven't found > > > an answer to my query. Upgrading from Mint 9 to Mint 17, I need to > > > save the data from Evolution 2.28.3 and get it into the newer 3.10.4 > > > but I believe the formats are different. I'm afraid the backup/restore > > > functions may not work. If someone can tell me whether they will work, > > > or how to do this I'd greatly appreciate it. > > > > You may just give it a try doing the backup from 2.28 and performing the > > restore in 3.10. Then see what's there and try to manually import > > calendar files, for instance, by using the import function in evolution. > > (In 2.28, it is in the files menu). > > That may get you through the process in still acceptable time. > > This question has come up quite a few times in the past (maybe check the > list archives) but there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. Some > pointers: > > * It's definitely easier to migrate mail if the account is IMAP rather > than POP. Even if it isn't currently IMAP, look on this as your chance > to switch to IMAP and avoid more hassles down the line. > > * Migrating contacts is easier if you have an online contacts server. > Ditto for calendar and task info. > > * Filters can be a problem as they aren't very portable. > > poc >
Suppose I backup from 2.28 in Mint 9, to am external drive. Then I upgrade to Mint 17 with Evo 3.10: If Evo 3.10 won't import the backed up files then I'm stuck? Sadly my ISP doesn't support IMAP. I don't use the Evo calendar so that's not part of the problem. > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
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