Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > I made a fresh installation of > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > I copied . > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > It still starts asking for setup > of a new account. > > Where is my mistake??? > > Your mistake was not saving the save the evolution settings under the file menuj before you upgrade your distribution. Transfer the saved file somewhere and then when you go to the new evolution it will ask you if you want restore the evolution from a file and you do that from the file you saved. -- === Any given program will expand to fill available memory. === Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akons...@sbcglobal.net -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
2012/5/7 Patrick O'Callaghan > On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 15:12 +0200, Antonio M wrote: > > you are right about the listCan I ask a question?? > > If you make a fresh installation, you are requested to set an account, > > that > > is done even if you have copied back your backup folders ..and Restore > > of > > backup is done after you have set an account: what am I missing??? is > > it > > correct??? > > No it isn't. This is happening because Evo stores part of the config > data in Gconf, which you didn't copy. That's why it's important to use > the built-in mechanism. Read the referenced page for more. > I copied also Gconf file, as in the documentation > > Thunderbird has a different behaviour, if you copied back folders you > > are not asked to set up an account. > > Because TB works differently? > > yes, copy back your folder (.i.e. .thunderbird folder) and you are not called for a new account. -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : amontag52 Linux Fedora 16 Verne -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 15:12 +0200, Antonio M wrote: > you are right about the listCan I ask a question?? > If you make a fresh installation, you are requested to set an account, > that > is done even if you have copied back your backup folders ..and Restore > of > backup is done after you have set an account: what am I missing??? is > it > correct??? No it isn't. This is happening because Evo stores part of the config data in Gconf, which you didn't copy. That's why it's important to use the built-in mechanism. Read the referenced page for more. > Thunderbird has a different behaviour, if you copied back folders you > are not asked to set up an account. Because TB works differently? poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
2012/5/7 Patrick O'Callaghan > On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > > > I made a fresh installation of > > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > > > I copied . > > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > > > It still starts asking for setup > > of a new account. > > > > Where is my mistake??? > > Your mistake is in not using Evo's built-in backup and restore > functions. See > http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/data-storage.html.en and > follow the link to Backup and Restore. > > BTW this is a FAQ on the Evo list > (http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list). Questions about > Evo are usually better directed there than here, though of course it > isn't Fedora-specific. And of course questions about F17 should go to > the Test list since it isn't released yet. > > poc > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > you are right about the listCan I ask a question?? If you make a fresh installation, you are requested to set an account, that is done even if you have copied back your backup folders ..and Restore of backup is done after you have set an account: what am I missing??? is it correct??? Thunderbird has a different behaviour, if you copied back folders you are not asked to set up an account. -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : amontag52 Linux Fedora 16 Verne -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > I made a fresh installation of > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > I copied . > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > It still starts asking for setup > of a new account. > > Where is my mistake??? Your mistake is in not using Evo's built-in backup and restore functions. See http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/data-storage.html.en and follow the link to Backup and Restore. BTW this is a FAQ on the Evo list (http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list). Questions about Evo are usually better directed there than here, though of course it isn't Fedora-specific. And of course questions about F17 should go to the Test list since it isn't released yet. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
2012/5/7 Ankur Sinha > On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > > > I made a fresh installation of > > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > > > I copied . > > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > > > It still starts asking for setup > > of a new account. > > > > Where is my mistake??? > > > > > > > > > > Antonio Montagnani > > > > Fedora 16 Verne (Linux) > > Delivered by Alice webmail > > > > http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.1/data-storage.html.en > > You missed the configuration settings in gconf part. > -- > Thanks, > Regards, > Ankur: "FranciscoD" > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha > http://dodoincfedora.wordpress.com/ > > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > > tnx for help. I copied from backup files all 4 files, but it still asks for configuration.Any idea??? -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : amontag52 Linux Fedora 16 Verne -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > I made a fresh installation of > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > I copied . > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > It still starts asking for setup > of a new account. > > Where is my mistake??? > > > > > Antonio Montagnani > > Fedora 16 Verne (Linux) > Delivered by Alice webmail > On a related note: you can just make a separate /home partition and mount it with every fedora release reinstall. I've been doing this for ages. -- Thanks, Regards, Ankur: "FranciscoD" http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha http://dodoincfedora.wordpress.com/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:20 +0200, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: > I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. > > I made a fresh installation of > F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. > > I copied . > config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. > > It still starts asking for setup > of a new account. > > Where is my mistake??? > > > > > Antonio Montagnani > > Fedora 16 Verne (Linux) > Delivered by Alice webmail > http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.1/data-storage.html.en You missed the configuration settings in gconf part. -- Thanks, Regards, Ankur: "FranciscoD" http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha http://dodoincfedora.wordpress.com/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Re: Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
On 05/07/2012 12:20 AM, antonio.montagn...@alice.it wrote: Where is my mistake??? Probably your only mistake was forgetting that firstboot always wants you to set up your first user account. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Recovery of Evolution mails and settings
I made a full copy of a F16 users directory. I made a fresh installation of F17...now I want to transfer settings and mail to the new computer. I copied . config/evolution and .local/share/evolution. It still starts asking for setup of a new account. Where is my mistake??? Antonio Montagnani Fedora 16 Verne (Linux) Delivered by Alice webmail -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
