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[Robert Collins <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 21:44 -0500, S B Malevich wrote:
> You could write a simple bash or python script that would copy
> your .evolution folder over to your ubuntuone directory.
> ...However, in my humble opinion I would not (yet) ~rely~ on UbuntuOne
> for backup, especially with directories as complex as .evolution.
> 
> I had attempted to do something like what you're doing by syncing my
> Tomboy notes up to UbuntuOne and that ended up a mess. It should be
> awesome in the future though!

Also note that evolution mail data can be GB's in size  - the sqlite
database can get large.

Better to have a backup plugin in evolution that exports just the core
data, not indices etc, and have that triggered at appropriate times.

-Rob

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