[kdepim-users] desktop-laptop synchronization

[Luis Felipe Tabera]

On Tuesday October 22 2013 09:31:06 Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> Does anyone have any tips on synchronizing KMail from desktop to laptop and
> back? All my mail is from POP3 sources. Do I need to match KMail versions
> exactly? (4.10.5 vs 4.11) Any tips or tricks from the often-mobile?

I can tell you that I sync daily my full home user directory in my laptop and 
desktop using rsync. On both systems I have the same version (latest stable 
version compiled from sources) and I would not try to experiment between major 
KDE versions, 4.10.5 vs 4.11 may be a bad idea.

Beware also that if the database (eg. mysql, virtuoso) is running when 
performing the sync you will likely ruin your setup. So I recommend

- Always sync having a backup. I, for instance use a pendrive that serves as 
backup.

- Sync form the command line with your session closed and no running app. The 
databases are the very big files that constantly change.

- Take into account that you will eventually make a mistake (sync from laptop 
to desktop when you wanted desktop to laptop for instance) so, backup, backup 
backup.

If you just want to sync the mails, maybe you can try to setup an imap server 
on your desktop that can serve you as a point to share your mails between both 
machines. 

Luia
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