Where Does Evolution Store Mail and Settings?
Evolution ~/.local/share/evolution mail store plus dconf settings and cache on Linux.
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GNOME Evolution keeps mail, contacts and calendars under .local/share/evolution in your home folder, with account settings in dconf rather than files. Cache sits separately under .cache/evolution.
Back up the data dir plus a dconf dump of the evolution tree. Restoring files without settings orphans the mail store.
Where Evolution stores this, by platform
~/.local/share/evolution
Mail subfolders per account inside. Dump dconf evolution settings alongside for a working restore.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Evolution to a new machine?
Use File, Backup Evolution Settings to a tarball on the old box and Restore on the new one. It bundles data plus dconf correctly.
Where is the Evolution cache?
Under ~/.cache/evolution. Wiping it only costs re download time, never mail.
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