[Users] Copy Claws to new computer

[Jakub T. Jankiewicz]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:33 -0700
rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:

> I have been running Claws 4.0.0 on Kubuntu 22.04 with QT 5.15.3 and
> X11. It has been running well for quite a long time but it is probably
> time for an update.
> 
> I tried updating Kubuntu 22.04 many times, but it absolutely refuses to
> update because of some "unknown problem". I have tried many many fixes
> for this, but I have run out of possibilities and considering a
> different approach.
> 
> The new approach would be to install a new disk on the computer and
> install Kubuntu from scratch. Then, I would try to reinstall Claws
> mail, trying to restore it to exactly how it was on the previous
> computer. This would include the current mail, around 100 folders, 
> many many filtering items, etc. What what is the best way to get to
> exactly that previous state in a "new computer"? 
> 
> Also, would there be any problems regarding QT or other new Kubuntu
> software?

From my experience of moving files between Linux systems and computers, I've
notices that If you just copy the email files ~/.claws-mail and ~/Mail to
different physical disk, you need to mark all emails as read again. You need
to go to every folder and mark all as read. But when you have the same
partition like /home and don't modify it only mount on a different system you
don't need to do this. Maybe this is based on a timestamp of those files.
If I remember correctly I used rsync/scp to copy the files to different laptop
and maybe I didn't retain all the attributes.


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