Where does Evolution store my data on the harddisk? Andre Klapper ak-47@gmx.net

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Data storage locations

This is only interesting for advanced users who want to debug problems.

Evolution 3.6 and later stores its data according to the XDG Base Directory Specification. By default this means:

The user's data files

$HOME/.local/share/evolution

Various configuration and state files

$HOME/.config/evolution

Account settings

$HOME/.config/evolution/sources

Disposable data caches

$HOME/.cache/evolution

Configuration settings in GSettings

$HOME/.config/dconf