[Evolution-users] Evolution Backup

[Milan Crha]

On Thu, 2026-04-30 at 14:25 +0200, Jon Biddell wrote:
> is there any way of backing up the
> Evolution database programatically, like via a shell script ?

	Hi,
the File->Back Up Evolution Data (and its Restore counterpart) only
calls `/usr/libexec/evolution/evolution-backup` executable with certain
arguments. Use --help to find the options. I'm afraid it requires GUI
to run, a DISPLAY and similar, but if you'd run it after login to
desktop environment, then it'll be fine.

It does not backup data for remote accounts (like IMAP mail or CalDAV
calendars), because the server content is used as the source of the
truth. If you'd like to have saved everything, then you better do it
with some 3rd-party tools (like rsync or similar), passing it
directories from:
https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/evolution/help/data-storage.html

	Bye,
	Milan