re-install [fixed]

[Liam Proven]

On 25 March 2013 13:50, Ash Wyllie <ashwmls at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have got Diane's system working again. Re-installing the OS after
> restoring /home did most of the work.
>
> evolution: by moving pieces of the backup into .evolution I got back
>         everything but the contact list, which wasn't very big.
>         future- use evolution backup and restore to create an archive.
>
> firefox: I copied .mozilla to /home/diane I got back her settings.
>         future- we are now using mozilla's sync to store her settings.
>
> f-spot: Colin's reply made me take a close look at /home/user and
>         hidden files. Lurking in .config is f-spot, and that is
>         where f-spot keeps its information. When I restored that
>         folder f-spot was able to match tags to photos. It did take
>         a while though.
>         future- I hope I will remember what I did and won't have to
>         go through this again.


Excellent news!

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