Backing up kmail user files

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Sunday, November 2nd 2003, 4:24pm

If I want to back up (save a copy) of all the user files relating to my kmail (settings, filters and contents) how do I go about that?

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anda_skoa

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Monday, November 3rd 2003, 12:21pm

Mails are in ~/Mail
filters and settings in ~/.kde/share/config/kmailrc

Addressbook is in ~/.kde/share/apps/kabc/std.vcf

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seb

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Monday, November 3rd 2003, 3:12pm

Let me offer a warning, dont try and export the mail to a file, you wont have much of a chance in reimporting it later... I exported, upgraded (hence new version of kmail) and bam i cant import my mail or my addressbook, I had to open my old mail in evolution and my new mail with kmail.

:x

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heismark

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Thursday, November 6th 2003, 6:16pm

Thanks - I have attempted an automatic backup via Webmin on the three.

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Nicolas Goutte

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Friday, November 14th 2003, 5:36pm

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Original von seb

Let me offer a warning, dont try and export the mail to a file, you wont have much of a chance in reimporting it later... I exported, upgraded (hence new version of kmail) and bam i cant import my mail or my addressbook, I had to open my old mail in evolution and my new mail with kmail.

:x

It is perhaps not automated (and not user-friendly) but normally, you just need to create a new directory in KMail and then with Konqueror replace that new directory with what you saved (similar with a mbox file, you copy the file to replace the file created by KMail.)

Have a nice day!

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