Bug 409509

Summary: FEATURE REQUEST: Easily backup/export all pim data (kontact, kmail, calendar, contacts, etc.) for import/restoration on another PC (or a restored PC).
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi Reporter: Unknown <null>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: wishlist CC: justin.zobel, null
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.11.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
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Description Unknown 2019-07-04 21:43:30 UTC 
SUMMARY
I initially submitted this bug to Kontact (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=409293), but the corresponding developer said what I was suggesting couldn't be implemented because akonadi couldn't do it. I would like to request for a feature to easily back up all pim data to a single file and re-imoort that data on a new install of Kontact, without needing to specify the folders of where each email folder should be placed. As of right now the Kmail pin exporter tool exports settings, but when it re-imports them to another PC, the user has to specify where they would like each folder to go. This is undesirable as the greatest benefit, imo, to an export-import tool is the ability to easily and simply back up the way your email/PIM client is set up, then to simply re-imoort that and have the target PC's set-up become exactly what the source is like.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. A simple interface that can choose a folder to export the data to.
2. Data gets put into a single compressed file.
3. An import tool that would make the target PIM client (Kontact) be configured and set up exactly like the source was.
Comment 1 Martin Steigerwald 2024-12-15 10:44:18 UTC 
Hi. Thanks for your report.

This should be covered by PIM data exporter / importer nowadays.

Can you try it out to see whether it suits your use case?

(I am not sure whether Unknown means the Bugzilla account has been terminated… if so, it is probably best to just close report as fixed.)
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-12-30 03:47:17 UTC 
🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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