Marcel Rieux wrote: > I don't have much important data and I do my back-ups in the most > simple way by saving my /home directory except for a few directories > to a DVD. But K3B asks if i want to save hidden files. If I answer no, > the .thunderbird and .evolution directories aren't saved and there's > some important data in there. If I answer yes, there then is a sleuth > of hidden files that are saved that I don't really need. > > One way around this is to copy those 2 directories and then rename > them without the beginning ".". This way you miss a few files or > directories if you don't also rename them -- such as .#evolution.sbd > and .parentlock -- which... might not be important -- but why the hell > are .thunderbird and .evolution hidden in the first place? > > Another way around it is to use the nautilus integration with k3b. Unlike k3b, nautilus has a selection for "view hidden files". Then you can drag and drop precisely what you need from nautilus to k3b. -- "I ate too much plastic candy." --Ralph Wiggum Last Tap Dance in Springfield (Episode BABF15)
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