On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 15:26 -0700, Peter B. Steiger wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 17:47 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > I recommend you install in a separate tree (e.g. /opt/evolution), so you
> > can have both versions in case of trouble. RPM will not remove
> > your .evolution directory.
> 
> Speaking of which, I would *strongly* recommend backing up your
> whole .evolution tree before testing any new versions, if you have
> umpteen years of archived email and address books you want to keep.
> This latest problem with the amazing disappearing/reappearing address
> book entries has made me much less lazy than I used to be about making
> full backups on a regular basis!

I haven't personally had trouble because of version changes (I only use
Evo for email, nearly all of it kept permanently on an IMAP server) but
this is probably good advice all the same.

poc

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