Backing up Evolution e-mail messages
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Wed May 16 15:41:27 UTC 2007
Joachim Backes wrote:
> Michael A Peters wrote:
>> On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 16:15 +1000, John Bradley wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Could someone please tell me how to backup / copy all my e-mail messages
>>> to an external USB hard drive?
>>>
>>> I'm running Evolution 2.8.3 on FC6.
>>>
>>> No doubt it's probably really easy to do if I spent a bit of time doing
>>> some research, I just don't have the luxury of time right now so would
>>> some kind FC user please oblige?
>
> The same problem for thunderbird!
>
For Thunderbird.
cp -r ~/.thunderbird/{user directory}/Mail /media/{usb drive}
This will copy all the directories, all the mail boxes and all the rest
of the information.
I have done this various times. I have even transfered mail between
Linux and Windows and back but with permission headaches.
--
Due to the move to M$ Exchange Server,
anything that is a priority, please phone.
Robin Laing
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