Importing KDE3 settings in KDE4.1 (Kontact)

[marek_online]

KDE 4.1 looks great (though I have a couple of things I'd love to see working in it - autohiding of the panel for one).

Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of importing settings from KDE 3.5.9 Kontact applications to KDE 4.1?

I have in mind particularly, mail filters (I have lots of them, and would prefer not to have to recreate them all), and korganizer settings (colours and so on).

[dumas33]

Re: Importing KDE3 settings in KDE4.1 (Kontact)

My suggestion is simply to try to copy all Kontact related data (Kontact, korganizer, kmail etc.) from /home/xxxx/.kde/share/apps and /home/xxx/.kde/share/config to /home/xxxx/.kde4/share/apps and /home/xxx/.kde4/share/config

At least it worked for me (I do not use filters)

[marek_online]

Re: Importing KDE3 settings in KDE4.1 (Kontact)


The simplest solutions are often the best.

It turns out that filters are stored in the .kde/share/config/kmailrc file. Copying and pasting that into .kde4/share/config brought all of my filters over, but did mean I had to re-enter all of the details for my accounts again, for some reason.

Either way, job done. Thanks.