Bug 81825

Summary: backup config files to guard against loss of configuration due to file system errors
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] kdelibs Reporter: Raga Prong <ragaprong>
Component: kdecoreAssignee: kdelibs bugs <kdelibs-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Description Raga Prong 2004-05-18 21:58:57 UTC 
Version:           1.6.2 (using KDE 3.2.2,  (testing/unstable))
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.22-xfs

I don't know, how come, most likely it was an incomplete shutdown (hang), and now everything is lost: 5 identities, 6 incoming and outgoing accounts, dozens of filters, a hundred addresses (kaddressbook), some distribution lists.

I had the same problem once with pegasus mail (windows), but I thought, that the xfs file system is more stable that vfat. Are there any plans of making kmail safer towards data loss after crashes? (backup files e.g.)

Thanks
Raga
Comment 1 Ingo Klöcker 2004-07-08 17:25:15 UTC 
This will have to be solved in a KDE wide way, i.e. in the KDE libraries.

About xfs (and other modern file systems): Those FS try to guarantee the integrity of the file system, but most of them can't guarantee the integrity of the data that's written.