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Bug 632005 - evolution stores account information in .gconf
evolution stores account information in .gconf
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 548596
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.30.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
evolution[accounts]
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-10-12 19:23 UTC by komputes
Modified: 2012-06-04 12:39 UTC
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Description komputes 2010-10-12 19:23:23 UTC 
evolution stores account information in ~/.gconf instead of ~/.evolution

usecases:
-backing up ~/.evolution and restoring it is not seamless as all account info must be re-entered
-resetting gconf to default by removing ~/.gconf (for resetting preferences, nautilus, panel to defaults) removes all account information for email

Evolution has plans to change this moving account info to ~/.evolution (most likely for Evolution 3.2, next March). This bug is basically open to state the issue that if only backing up .evolution, no account information will be saved.

Originally reported here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/596097
Comment 1 Matthew Barnes 2010-10-12 19:25:30 UTC 
Valid design issue.  Confirming.
Comment 2 Matthew Barnes 2012-06-04 12:39:18 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 548596 ***