[Kde-pim] Moving pim data to new kde install

[ianseeks]

On Thursday 03 Nov 2011 20:32:22 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Thursday 03 November 2011, ianseeks wrote:
> > Wouldn't it be nice to have a "kontact" link directory that you could
> > just copy and it pulled in all the various parts of the PIM together
> > instead of having to search out all the disparate parts of it.
> 
> There is such a directory. It's called $HOME. I will not get tired of
> preaching that the only sensible way of migration to a new system is a
> full copy of the entire $HOME directory. I have been doing this
> successfully about 7 times or so for the last 15 years and I have never
> lost a single bit of data.

I've never lost any data either but if i was going to back up all the data for 
one app, it would be simplier and more sensible to have one directory to copy.
I've always found the system performs better when i start with new config 
files, i'm never sure if old, no longer used config data (or files) is deleted  
when they upgrade an app. 
 
> If some people think they need to use a more complicated method then
> that's their problem. 

To my mind, having the data for Konact spread all over the file structure is 
more complicated. We're not all developers and highly technical but making 
things simpler would be more reassuring.  I realise there is a huge legacy of 
changes to Kontact and its parts and it maybe a huge undertaking to do it.

> Sorry, for being harsh, but if you are asking for
> trouble then that's what you get. If you cannot be bothered with doing
> it the only way that is guaranteed to work then I cannot help you. You
> have forfeit your right to complain.

I dont mind any contrary opinions, i dont take it personally, i think its good 
to have the debate to see if we can improve things.
Fedora is even looking into simplifying the file system structure 
http://www.itproportal.com/2011/11/03/fedora-project-proposes-new-filesystem-
hierachy-os/.

> 
> Regards,
> Ingo
regards

Ian
> > On Thursday 03 Nov 2011 10:24:10 Denny Beyer wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > > after a new installation, I started moving my existing data to the
> > > new machine.
> > > Here is the status of what I found out and got working so far.
> > > 
> > > eMail
> > > - not tried yet and not sure how to do it
> > > 
> > > contacts
> > > - all data is stored as single vcf files (one file per contact)
> > > under .local/share/contacts/private/
> > > - copying those files to the new machine to the same location and
> > > the adding a new address - source in KAddressbook pointing to this
> > > directory makes akonadi to crash
> > > 
> > > calendar
> > > - all calendar data is stored in .local/share/calendar/private
> > > which is an vcs/ics - file
> > > - copying those files to same location on the new machine
> > > - adding a new calendar resource in KOrganizer (Kontact) and
> > > pointing to the file (added as iCal file)
> > > => Success: Calendar entries are shown as expected.
> > > 
> > > notes
> > > - still trying, no success yet. Lost all data several times already
> > > in the past.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > cheers,
> > > 
> > > Denny
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