On Sun September 5 2010 08:13:58 Dj YB wrote: > Hello, > I have been dragging my home folder since fedora 10 and know that some > problems I got are because of my configuration, few examples > in kscreenlocker all the windows are black rectangles. > akonadi requires restarts frequently to watch kaddressbook records > > so I wish to get rid of unnecessary configuration files and folders in my > home folder. > how do I start, how can I know for sure a directory is not being used for > something. - make a Backup of your old home dir - create a new user - login as this user and copy only config files that you really need (e.g. .kde/share/config/kopeterc and .kde/share/apps/kopete/ ...) - if something is missing use google to find the right config file or simply look inside your home dir and guess what it could be - kaddressbook/calendar: export and than import - kmail: if you are using imap maybe use the account wizard again and don't copy all your stuff or wait for kmail2 - .kde/share/apps/kwallet/ .kde/share/config/kwalletrc are also important - maybe delete your hold home dir and move your new home dir to your old (when everything is working, but keep your backup) and than chown -R olduser:olduser /home/olduser I've done it similar when installing F14 alpha on my new pc now I only have to find a way to sync all my pim data with my laptop, I hope that will get easier with kmail2. _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
