Re: [Evolution] Synching data on 2 machines

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 10:18 +0000, Jeff Grant wrote:
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> > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:24:41 +0000
> > From: Jeff Grant <kubin3 aol com>
> > Subject: [Evolution] Synching data on 2 machines
> > To: evolution-list gnome org
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> > I feel sure this must have been asked and dealt with before, but I can't
> > find it, so please forgive me if this goes over ground already covered.
> > I've only recently started to use Evo (2.12.2) in PCLinuxOS 2007 - and
> > I'm beginning to like it a lot. The one problem I have however is this.
> > I work on two machines in two different locations. I need therefore to
> > synchronize on a daily basis all my data on both, especially my diary
> > and address book. (Mail is no problem as I use an IMAP server). How do I
> > do this? I've tried copying my user/.evolution folder and sometimes this
> > has worked and sometimes not - I've no idea why there should be that
> > inconsistency. It seems to me there must be a lot of people in the same
> > situation as myself so there has to be a simple answer - I hope! - I'm
> > relatively new to Linux as well as to Evo. Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Jeff Grant 
> >
> >
> >
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> > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:28:52 +0000
> > From: Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>
> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Synching data on 2 machines
> > To: evolution-list gnome org
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> >
> > On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 12:24 +0000, Jeff Grant wrote:
> > > I feel sure this must have been asked and dealt with before, but I can't
> > > find it, so please forgive me if this goes over ground already covered.
> > > I've only recently started to use Evo (2.12.2) in PCLinuxOS 2007 - and
> > > I'm beginning to like it a lot. The one problem I have however is this.
> > > I work on two machines in two different locations. I need therefore to
> > > synchronize on a daily basis all my data on both, especially my diary
> > > and address book. (Mail is no problem as I use an IMAP server). How do I
> > > do this? I've tried copying my user/.evolution folder and sometimes this
> > > has worked and sometimes not - I've no idea why there should be that
> > > inconsistency. It seems to me there must be a lot of people in the same
> > > situation as myself so there has to be a simple answer - I hope! - I'm
> > > relatively new to Linux as well as to Evo. Any help would be greatly
> > > appreciated.
> >
> > I use syncevolution talking to a funambol server (specifically
> > Scheduleworld) to keep multiple copies of evolution calendar in sync
> > with each other - it also does contacts, todo lists etc.
> >
> > One reason you may have had problems copying the raw files over is that
> > Evo and it's associated components cache a lot of data, so you need to
> > make sure everything is killed before copying files around - do
> > 'evolution --force-shutdown' before doing the copy.
> >
> > P.
> Thank you P. That last - force-shutdown etc. seems to have done it.
> Something I'd never have worked out for myself given my state of
> Linux-savvy at the moment! I did as you suggested, then zipped the
> user/.evolution directory, copied it to the other machine, unzipped it
> in that one's home/user directory and Evo launched perfectly. Thank you
> again. 

This is a FAQ:

http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#How_can_I_transfer_all_my_Evolution_data_between_computers.2Fto_a_new_partition.2Fto_a_new_computer.3F

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