Why are .thunderbird and .evolution hidden ?

[Ed Greshko]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> Joachim Backes wrote:
>   
>> On 02/25/2010 07:58 AM, 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Another simple way would be: move .thunderbird and .evolution to some
>> not-hidden files and let .thunderbird be a soft link to that
>> not-hidden file.
>>
>>     
> When one has to make changes like that...and remember they made
> them...and why...and it conflicts with "normal" operation I, personally,
> wouldn't classify that as "simple".  :-)
>
>   
Oh, the other reason I wouldn't do that....  It may happen that you
download the latest thunderbird tar file from Mozilla and forgetfully
extract it in your home directory....  Oooops....

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