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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" id="backup-restore">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#data-migration-and-sync"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="data-storage"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.1.5" version="0.4" date="2014-03-23" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
<email its:translate="no">ak-47@gmx.net</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Back up and restore your <app>Evolution</app> data and
settings.</desc>
</info>
<title>Back up and restore</title>
<p>You can back up your <app>Evolution</app> data. The backup saves your
settings, mail, contacts, tasks, memos and calendars. It will be stored in a
gzip-compressed tar archive file.</p>
<section id="backup">
<title>Backing up</title>
<list>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui>File</gui>
<gui>Back up Evolution Data…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose a filename and the folder where you want to save the backup
file, and click <gui style="button">Save</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>You will be asked to close <app>Evolution</app>. Answer with
<gui style="button">Yes</gui>.</p>
</item>
</list>
<note style="warning">
<p>Note that your <link xref="mail-spam">spam filtering</link> settings are
not included in the backup file, as these settings are not controlled by
<app>Evolution</app> and as developers of spam filtering tools might change
implementation details. If you use Bogofilter you will need to back up
the hidden folder <file>~/.bogofilter/</file>. If you use SpamAssassin you
will need to back up the hidden folder <file>~/.spamassassin/</file>.</p>
</note>
</section>
<section id="restore">
<title>Restoring</title>
<list>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui>File</gui>
<gui>Restore Evolution Data…</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose the file, and click <gui style="button">Open</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>You will be asked to close <app>Evolution</app>. Answer with
<gui style="button">Yes</gui>.</p>
</item>
</list>
<note style="tip">
<p>In the <link xref="intro-first-run">first-run assistant</link>, you can
restore <app>Evolution</app> data from a backup file.</p>
</note>
</section>
</page>
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