[kdepim-users] Save Kmail settings

Sun Jun 20 12:39:52 BST 2010

Am Sunday 20 June 2010 12:58:44 schrieb Ingo Klöcker:
> On Sunday 20 June 2010, Pascal Bernhard wrote:
> > Am Sunday 20 June 2010 12:01:29 schrieb Ingo Klöcker:
> > > On Sunday 20 June 2010, Pascal Bernhard wrote:
> > > > Am Wednesday 16 June 2010 10:23:46 schrieb Anne Wilson:
> > > > > On Wednesday 16 June 2010 04:39:32 Pascal Bernhard wrote:
> > > > > > Hey all,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I will have to do a fresh install of my Debian Linux, so I
> > > > > > would like to know, whether I can save my Kmail settings
> > > > > > (editor prefereces, folder layout, etc.) to have them
> > > > > > restored quite quickly in the new system. Evolution has the
> > > > > > feature to make a backup of the settings , including all
> > > > > > mails in a tar.gz - archive, but I cannot find anything
> > > > > > similiar in Kmail.
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://userbase.kde.org/KMail/FAQs_Hints_and_Tips#Transfer_mail
> > > > > _and _setting
> > > > > s_to_another_computer_.28or_another_user_account_on_the_same_ma
> > > > > chi ne.29
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anne
> > > > 
> > > > Hey Anne,
> > > > 
> > > > I installed GNU Debian Squeeze anew after having saved all the
> > > > configuration files for KDE apps on an USB stick.
> > > 
> > > What exactly did you save? Everything in ~/.kde/share/config?
> > > 
> > > > Well, I replaced
> > > > the "new" files in my my home partition with the backups and it
> > > > worked barely at all. Only the text editor Kate had all the
> > > > previous settings restored immediately. Kmail only recognized
> > > > the account settings for receiving messages, all other things
> > > > like sending,
> > > 
> > > This is stored in ~/.kde/share/config/mailtransports
> > > 
> > > > layout,
> > > 
> > > Hmm. That should be in ~/.kde/share/config/kmailrc. Or maybe you
> > > mean something else with layout?
> > > 
> > > > shortcuts, toolbar
> > > 
> > > This is stored in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/*.rc
> > > 
> > > > and address books
> > > 
> > > Maybe the configuration of Akonadi is missing. It is stored in
> > > ~/.config/akonadi/
> > > 
> > > > had the configured
> > > > manually. Other programs like Akregator, Basket or Okular did not
> > > > recognize any of the saved settings. Maybe I understood the
> > > > How-to on KDE User Base wrong....
> > > 
> > > Well, the How-to is apparently incomplete (it doesn't include the
> > > shortcuts and toolbar configuration and it doesn't include
> > > Akonadi's configuration). Moreover, it only deals with KMail. So,
> > > it's not really surprising that "Akregator, Basket or Okular did
> > > not recognize any of the saved settings".
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I can only repeat my recommendation always to copy your complete
> > > home folder because this is the only way which guarantees that no
> > > data and no settings are lost. The second recommendation is to
> > > keep the home folder on a separate partition because this way you
> > > can replace the system without affecting your data and settings.
> > > (Of course, you should still make a complete backup of your data.
> > > Just in case something goes wrong.)
> > 
> > actually saved the whole KDE folder, but I did not transfer the
> > akonadi settings. Well, I do have a copy of the entire home
> > directory, but by now I set up Kmail manually again.
> 
> Okay.
> 
> > Most of all, I
> > wanted to backup toolbar and shortcut customization, as well as
> > fonts, color, etc. On the other hand, it took me less than 10
> > minutes to get Kmail to look and feel like the one I had before. I
> > will have another try at copying the config files for the address
> > book.
> 
> I forgot to mention:
> - Akonadi stores its data in ~/.local/share/akonadi
> - The data of the Personal Contacts address book is stored in
> ~/.local/share/contacts
> 
> > The reason why I could not restore the settings for Akregator could
> > be that although the program had been installed, I hadn't run once
> > before, so there was no ~/kde/share/apps/akregator.rc to be
> > replaced. So I just moved the old file, and apparently Akregator
> > does overwrite it when running for the first time, as I have only
> > one such file in my new home directory.
> 
> Hmm. It shouldn't be necessary to start an application once before
> copying the old file. Are you sure you copied it to the right location?
> You write "there was no ~/kde/share/apps/akregator.rc". The correct
> location and filename are ~/.kde/share/config/akregatorrc. If it's not
> just typos in your message then this would explain why Akregator didn't
> find the old file.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Ingo
It first I copied to the wrong folder as you remarked. But after a second try 
Akregator still does not recognize it.
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