Backup TB Calendar, What files?

[Kingdaddy 2]

Backup TB Calendar, What files?

Huh?

Carl

[Keith Nuttle]

While it may not be the best way, I have found that if you copy


C:\Users\userID\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\0lhyq3ca.default\calendar-data

you can back up your calendar only.

I use this to keep the calendar on my tablet nearly the same as my
laptop. With TB closed on both tablet and laptop I copy the files in
Calendar-date from the laptop to the tablet.

[Wayne]

On 6/27/2017 7:48 AM, Kingdaddy 2 wrote:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#w_backing-up-a-profile

[Big Al]

I use this extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/automatic-export/
and it exports any calendars (or all) to .ics files. The ics are
compatible with a lot of calendar programs, google for one, Rainlendar2
for another.

Also you can re-import them.

[Keith Nuttle]

Unfortunately it is obsolete:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/automatic-export/
Automatic Export 0.5.2 Requires Restart by Steffen
On my homepage is the current version.
Here on this site it takes a long time after i publish a new version.

Works with Thunderbird 11.0 - 31.*View other versions

[Big Al]

Interesting, I have the latest TB that Linux Mint will supply and 0.5.2
works on my system. It's pumping out ics files of 8 calendars every 6
hours to my google drive.

[Keith Nuttle]

On 6/27/2017 5:56 PM, Big Al wrote:
> It's pumping out ics files of 8 calendars every 6 hours to my google drive.

Does that mean 8 calendars, or the things that changed in 8 calendars?

[Big Al]

Not sure I understand. I have 8 calendars, holidays, nascar, ravens,
doctors etc. The extension writes 8 .ics files to a folder every few
hours with the contents of each calendar. Complete contents of each,
changes or no changes.

I noticed yesterday my wife added qualification time for Nascar this
weekend to the NASCAR calendar and the ics file got written to my google
drive folder and the next update to google showed only that one file
updated. This means that all the others are the same even though they
have a new datestamp. I'm on linux and the program that runs every few
hours to update google drive must not worry about datestamps but more
about content.

[Keith Nuttle]

> about content.That answers my question. To up date the other calendars do you delete
the current TB calendar and then import the new calendar.

I was always afraid to import a complete calendar on top of the current
calendar, as I did not want to create a lot of duplicate events.

[Big Al]

I've imported ics files into other programs but not TB. And yes, if I
import into Google calendar online or my Rainlender2 desktop
application, I usually make a new empty.

I'm never sure as there was one program once that would only import as
it made the calendar (Google I think). I used to use Desktop icalendar
Lite http://www.desksware.com/desktop-icalendar-lite.htm and so between
4 imports, I never know which is going to do which.
But it doesn't matter since the ics from TB is a full calendar and if an
import DID dupe, then you just clear it and re-import.

I have TB linked to google calendar via the 'provider for google
calendar' extension in read only mode. And I use Rainlendar2 desktop
app to edit events, and it updates Google and then TB updates from
Google. Or I update google from my phone and both TB and Rainlendar2
update from Google. Sounds like a mess but it keeps everyone happy.
My wife runs Rainlendar2 from here PC and uses my google login to access
the calendars. So we both make edits and we both get the events. It's
pretty neat once I got it all put together. She's on Windows and I'm
on Linux and it still works. WooHoo. LOL

I import Nascar calendars every year and I have to edit the ICS file and
do search and replace and modify data. There is a description and a
comment field and they seem to put data in the wrong field for it to
show on my Rainlendar2 desktop right. So I flip fields.

I know... TL;DR But have fun!