backup Tomboy notes data

[DouglasAdams]

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an archived absolute beginner q ask how to make a copy of the tomboy notes data and the reply came back as, "They're in ~/.tomboy". that was in 2006.
i'm running karmic, so maybe things have changed, but i don't have a ".tomboy" sub in my home folder. yes, i have enabled "show hidden files" and i can see other DOT sub-dirs such as .cache .config & .cups but not .tomboy.

i'm currently using Back in Time, i would love to make it see the tomboy directory but i can't see how that can be done.

[clive littlewood]

Hi

I would try re-installing Tomboy as you should have a .tomboy hidden file in your home folder.

Clive

[DouglasAdams]

smeg !

ok, i'll do that and get back but, just so we are clear, i didn't install tomboy.
it was just there when my karmic install finished.
i simply started to use it.

will a re-install destroy the existing notes i have already made?

[clive littlewood]

Double Smeg

I have just had a route through my .tomboy file and in there is a note telling me that in the latest version the notes are moved to:

/.local/share/tomboy

Hope this helps

Clive

[DouglasAdams]

"helps"? your a god!
thanks very much.

i'm gonna close this thread and start a new one to ask about backing the files up.
thanks again.

[nrayever]

Thanks a lot! great tip!

Regards nrayever

[RaisingSails]

I was looking for this also! Thanks!

[daelomin]

Double Smeg

I have just had a route through my .tomboy file and in there is a note telling me that in the latest version the notes are moved to:

/.local/share/tomboy

Hope this helps

Clive

I was a bit confused by the path : for me it's actually $HOME/.local/share/tomboy

But thanks for the tip!