Re: New computer

On Friday 13 August 2010, Pascal Bernhard wrote:
> Am Freitag, 13. August 2010 20:52:49 schrieb Ingo Klöcker:
> >   On Friday 13 August 2010, ianseeks wrote:
> > > On Friday 13 August 2010 09:44:01 O. Sinclair wrote:
> > > > Got a new laptop and am busy installing it. So far so good.
> > > > Next step is to move data from old to new.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > This time I am not going for the easiest solution, to copy
> > > > everything under /home/myname, but I want an as clean as
> > > > possible solution. BUT want my mail, my mail accounts, my
> > > > contacts, notes and information such as replied-to, filters
> > > > etc copied over.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I am aware of this info:
> > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KMail/FAQs_Hints_and_Tips#Transfer_mail
> > > > _and _setting
> > > > s_to_another_computer_.28or_another_user_account_on_the_same_ma
> > > > chi ne.29
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > but is it still up to date after KAdressbook started using
> > > > Akonadi?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I also found this in an old email:
> > > > Substitute the appropriate path below.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > You need the following config files:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > .kde4/share/config/emaildefaults
> > > > .kde4/share/config/emailidentities
> > > > .kde4/share/config/kmail.eventsrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/kmailrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/kaddressbookrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/kresources/contact
> > > > .kde4/share/config/korgacrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/korganizerrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/knotesrc
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > and the following directories:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > .kde4/share/apps/kmail
> > > > .kde4/share/apps/kabc
> > > > .kde4/share/apps/korganizer
> > > > .kde4/share/apps/knotes
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > If you use Akregator within Kontact, you will also need:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > .kde4/share/config/akregator.eventsrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/akregatorrc
> > > > .kde4/share/config/kopete.eventsrc
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > and the whole .kde4/share/apps/akregator directory.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > is that a more "complete" list and has something changed since
> > > > migration to Akonadi (this was pre-Akonadi Contacts)
> > > 
> > > Wouldn't it be nice to have a ".kontact" folder that included
> > > links to all the kontact data scattered all over your home
> > > directory then you could just type one "cp" command.
> > 
> > Nice idea. But this would only allow you to backup the data easily.
> > On the new system you still would have to put all files into the
> > correct locations.
> > 
> > What we really need is a tool to backup and restore all of the
> > data.
> 
> Hi Ingo,
> 
> are you aware of such a thing being developed or at least in
> discussion among developers? Would you recommend to file a feature
> request? I consider the option to store settings, mails, etc. quite
> important and the KDE-PIM suite should have it if possible. It would
> be really a nice thing to have, as I lost a whole bunch of data,
> namely addressbooks, when doing a new installation as I had not
> backed up all the files and folders mentioned in previous mails in
> this thread. Only some of them, which was at least a little bit
> useful.

I dimly remember a GSoC project, but I think it did fail. With Akonadi 
and Nepomuk as new backends it would have had to be rewritten anyway. 
I'm pretty sure that there is already a feature request for this.


Regards,
Ingo

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