[kdepim-users] export PIM data

[Bruce MacArthur]

On Saturday 09 May 2009 18:53, Sergio Monteiro Basto wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like export my email , address book , and calendar data ,
> from kdepim to other kdepim in other user ID .
>
> How I could do this , can you point me to any documentation , about
> export my personal data .
>
> Thanks,

Hello, Sergio --

You have not supplied many details; therefore, only a very general reply 
is possible at this time.  I have had a similar question, although the 
details are certainly very different.  Here is what I would suggest.

First of all, look for something that is either unique or unusual in 
each set of data that you want to re-locate.  For example, use your 
system search tool to find a peculiar term in an E-Mail message or a 
seldom-used and rare name in a contact list.  Make careful note of 
the "fully-qualified path name" to each data item.  This gives you the 
locations of your source files.

Secondly, use "dummy" data -- such as a contact named "Humpty Mouse" -- 
to establish a search target in the new kdepim.  You might have to do 
likewise with other files (such as E-Mail) also.  Do the same kind of 
search, and make note of the "fully-qualified path names" once again.

If you are using KDE 4.2+, then Dolphin seems to be extremely good at 
helping you to migrate.  But I would strongly suggest that 
you "copy" -- rather than "move"! -- just in case something goes wrong.
If you do not have the option to use Dolphin, just about any other means 
of copying will PROBABLY work.

The limitation involved is the obvious fact that fields might not be 
defined the same, and this could make garbage out of otherwise useful 
data.  How to define the nature and scope of that problem is obviously 
a topic that cannot be addressed with the sketchy information that you 
have thus far presented.  I assume, for now, that you can handle that 
much -- at least if you are aware of the issue.

I hope that this actually addresses your concern and proves to be 
helpful.  Best of good fortune!


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