Re: [Evolution] Old Evolution Mail Files

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 16:10 -0400, Richard Theisen wrote:
> Hello,
>   I upgraded my Linux OS from SuSe 10.3 to 11.0. For both 10.3 and 11.0,
> I am using KDE as my desktop. Under 10.3, I set up Evolution to use
> ~/Mail as my local mail box. Under 11.0, Evolution uses
> ~/.evolution/mail/local as its mail box location. I tried coping a
> folder from ~/Mail (and its associated files) to
> ~/.evolution/mail/local. When I restart Evolution, I see the directory.
> I can not access the mail located within that directory. I even tried to
> import a single mail file without any success. 
>
>   How do I import my old Evolution Mail files located in folders into
> the new Evolution system? I did import the mail files located in the old
> inbox and sent mail files.

Evo stores info in Gconf as well as .evolution. Take a look at
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

poc