Ed Greshko wrote: > 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. > > If you are a KDE user, you can drag/drop from dolphin -- Forrest Gump: "They sending me to Vietnam - it's this whole other country"
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