KMail2 backup: can ignore the akonadi stuff?

[Mark Fraser]

On Saturday 05 May 2012 10:07:14 Anton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to switch from Kubuntu 11.10 to 12.04.
> 
> In earlier time backup of my mails was easy:
>   tar the .kde folder and you're done.
> 
> Now we have akonadi (and nepomuk) & a mysql server running
> in my opinion:
> 1. overkill: a simple file based sqlite would have beet simpler
> 2. security issue due to indexing:
>     Immagine I have a *temporarily* mail with some
>     "private" stuff like credit card number / password.
>     If I delete (or wipe) my email: how can I get sure
>     that this data is *not* surviving as ghost in some index file.
>     The same issue nepomuk: I do not want a system using constantly
>     cpu/memory/disk indexing stuff which I want to search only
>     from time to time.
>     I would prefer to search explicitly when I need to, but nepomuk/akonady
>     (or only akonady do not remember) need to run or Kontakt & friends do
>     not work anymore.

May I add a 3rd:
3. It makes backing up of emails, contacts etc a nightmare.

> Ok, after my remarky (yes I am whining a little bit) I have one question:
> 
> Is it enough to back up the .kde folder *ignoring* the akonadi
> mysql database?

I don't think emails are stored in .kde any more, instead they are stored in 
the .local/share folder in .local_mail_directory.

> Or will I have some mails lost?
> 
> Thanks
> 
>   Anton
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