I'm having the same problem. I'm using Evolution 3.6.4 under Ubuntu Raring 13.04 (amd64).
If I watch a backup from GDB, this is what I observe: process 30858 is executing new program: /usr/lib/evolution/3.6/evolution-backup [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1". [New Thread 0x7fffe9b6f700 (LWP 31032)] [New Thread 0x7fffd2d7f700 (LWP 31033)] ** Message: evolution --quit ** Message: rm /home/kip/.local/share/evolution/.running rm: cannot remove ‘/home/kip/.local/share/evolution/.running’: No such file or directory ** Message: dconf dump /org/gnome/evolution-data-server/ >/home/kip/.local/share/evolution/backup-restore-dconf-eds.ini ** Message: dconf dump /org/gnome/evolution/ >/home/kip/.local/share/evolution/backup-restore-dconf-evo.ini ** Message: cd /home/kip && tar chf - .local/share/evolution .config/evolution evolution.dir | gzip > '/media/kip/Kip-3TB/Mail/evolution-backup-20130517.tar.gz' ** Message: rm /home/kip/evolution.dir [Thread 0x7fffd2d7f700 (LWP 31033) exited] [Thread 0x7fffe9b6f700 (LWP 31032) exited] [Inferior 1 (process 30858) exited normally] However, the backup is, as the OP reported, way too small. $ du -hs evolution-backup-20130517.tar.gz 968K evolution-backup-20130517.tar.gz If I look inside the archive it generated, ignoring configuration files, and just look at everything else. There's not much, if any, mail. $ find evolution-backup-20130517/ | grep -v config evolution-backup-20130517/ evolution-backup-20130517/.local evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/calendar evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/calendar/system/calendar.ics evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/calendar/trash evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/datetime-formats.ini evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/printing.ini evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/tasks evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/tasks/system evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/tasks/system/tasks.ics evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/tasks/trash evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/signatures evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/camel-cert.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/backup-restore-dconf-eds.ini evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/log.0000000001 evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/addressbook.db.summary evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/photos evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/addressbook.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/contacts.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/trash evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/categories.xml evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/backup-restore-dconf-evo.ini evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/backup-restore-gconf.xml evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/memos evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/memos/system evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/memos/system/journal.ics evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/memos/trash evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/1260670856.2904.2@kip-laptop evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/vfolder evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/vfolder/UNMATCHED.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/vfolder/folders.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates/cur evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates/cur/1367821451.2646_0.rommel:2,DS evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates/tmp evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates/new evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..#evolution.Junk.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/cur evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent/cur evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent/tmp evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent/new evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Templates.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/tmp evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Sent.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox/cur evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox/tmp evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Outbox/new evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368742305.2680_381.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368742119.2680_380.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368227220.2641_368.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368655085.8489_372.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368654878.8489_370.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368229225.2641_369.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368663016.8489_376.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368662035.8489_374.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368424023.2647_370.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368663161.8489_377.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368654893.8489_371.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368661903.8489_373.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368662109.8489_375.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368665974.8489_378.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368829633.7880_382.rommel:2,DS evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/cur/1368667214.2680_379.rommel:2,DST evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/tmp evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/.Drafts/new evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/folders.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..maildir++ evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/..#evolution.Trash.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/local/new evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Templates.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Templates evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Templates.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Outbox.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Sent.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Sent.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Drafts.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Drafts evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Outbox.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Drafts.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Inbox.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/.#evolution.sbd evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/.#evolution.sbd/Junk.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/.#evolution.sbd/Trash.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Templates.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Sent.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Drafts.ibex.index.data evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Sent evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Inbox.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Inbox.cmeta evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Outbox evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Outbox.ibex.index evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/folders.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/local_mbox/Inbox evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/emae-check-authtype-0x7c8a670 evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/emae-check-authtype-0x7c8a670/folders.db evolution-backup-20130517/.local/share/evolution/mail/trash/imapx evolution-backup-20130517/evolution.dir -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818157 Title: Evolution Backup Files Incorrectly Reported (AGAIN) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/818157/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
