[Evolution] Corrupted data during palm sync

[guenther]

> I did solve the problem.  Thank goodness I did backup my home directory
> before I switched to FC3.

Glad to hear this, James. :-)


> I spent hours trying to figure this out.  I finally, out of desperation
> and things getting progressively worse,  I reformatted my system (yes
> the whole thing) and reinstalled FC2.  I then restored my backed up home
> directory. After which I reinstalled FC3 and Evolution converted the old
> data from V1.4 to 2.02.  Since this is a home PC the total loss (besides
> all the time) was a weeks worth of email.

As you backed up your $HOME (which sure was a wise decision) you would
not have been needing to re-install the whole system. Anyway, whatever
solves your issue and gets your valuable data back.


> Guess I have been a Linux newbe for 3 years now. :(  Someday things will
> start to click (I hope).

I don't think you can draw that conclusion. You where dealing with some
special apps, not Linux itself. You can run into issues like this with
any sufficiently complex applications on any OS.

So don't worry, dude. As I read your post, you even managed to solve the
issue yourself. You just chose the long way. ;-)


> Thanks for responding.  I am printing your note for future reference!

np

...guenther


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