Why are .thunderbird and .evolution hidden ?

[Ed Greshko]

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.


-- 
"I ate too much plastic candy." --Ralph Wiggum Last Tap Dance in
Springfield (Episode BABF15)

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