mail folder in evolution

I'd imagine you can

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=554741

This simply says:

move the folder then use symbolic links to put fake folders (links) to the real data

Hi actionparsnip,

Please explain it how to do as I am new to Linux (beginer). This is first time I loaded Linux (Ubuntu) on my Laptop. I found it good & if I can use all what I am using IN MS XP, then I will switch fully to Linux.

Similar to XP, all your email/folders are stored with the .evolution folder inside your user profile. This IS a hidden folder (note the period before evolution to make it hidden).

Inside there will be a folder called 'mail' aptly enough.

However if you wish to create portable backups for moving your accounts/mail to another machine you should review the evolution documentation for the steps to do this properly.

http://www.novell.com/documentation/nld/?page=/documentation/nld/evolution/data/outlook-migration.html

HTH

Simply move the folder to another location, even on another partition or usb if you wish.

For example, If I move the .evolution folder to /media/external for storage. You can then symlink:

mv ~/.evolution /media/external; ln -s /media/external/.evolution ~/.evolution

You now have a symbolic link where there was once actual data. The link will handle the redirection of the data and the file system will handle itself. Evolution will continue to write to ~/.evolution but the real data is elsewhere.