Simple Way to Backup Evolution Mail – How to Recover and Store Backed-up Mail
Maybe you want to keep a record of some emails/letters in your inbox or sent item, for spritual or legal reasons. Your personal evolution files are stored in your Home folder- mine is /home/james. The folder is a hidden file called, .evolution. Before my re-installation I backed up this folder.
When I tried to recover my Mail system it did not work. I could read files but not send any mail or save any mail. This was probably because not ALL of the configuration files are contained in .evolution and also there may be complications if you NOW have a more updated version of Evolution. Some configuration files are also contained in .gnome2 and .gnome2_private which also need to be backed up.
But the most safest method I use now after my problem of restoration to back up files is this:
- Highlight and select all your Inbox mail then click “File” and “Save as”. This will save all your Inbox mail as ONE file.
- Do this for your Sent items and any other folder items. Then you have one file for each item. Then you can put these files into a dated Evolution backup file.
You can also do this if for the mail in an Evolution system that is corrupt and that you can not use, like in my case.
Then after you have re-installed your updated Evolution system… all you have to do is drag each of the backup files into their relevant folders.
For instance the mail file you have saved and backed up- just take this and drag it into your “Inbox” and suddenly all your mail starts to appear magically. I find that it is a more simple and risk free way of backing up Mail. It also enables you to better manage backup files so you can organize them by date or folders.
But finally… why do you want to keep old Mail and old stuff anyway? After restoring my Mail I decided to delete everything! It is nice to get rid of all old and stagnated stuff. It is like tidying up your house and getting rid of all junk and clutter. I just kept a few technical and spiritual emails that I may wish to refer to again for instructions and technical info etc. But this technique may save you a lot of trouble that was caused for me on this occasion.
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