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    how to backup/restore empathy

    if anyone has clues as of what to do to backup/restore empathy, I would be grateful.

    I thought it was simple as copy/paste .mission-control-5 but it appears I must be missing some steps.
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    Re: how to backup/restore empathy

    nobody is moving empathy accounts from one computer to another?
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    Re: how to backup/restore empathy

    mc-tool must be used.

    usage

    you can list your accounts first

    $ mc-tool list
    gabble/jabber/account-name

    show your account
    $ mc-tool show gabble/jabber/account-name
    Account: gabble/jabber/account-name
    (string) account = my-login
    (string) password = my-password

    Basically all you need to restore your account with the following command
    $ mc-tool add gabble/jabber account-name string:account=my-login string:password=my-password | xargs mc-tool enable
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    Re: how to backup/restore empathy

    I always just back up these folders:

    /usr/lib/gnome-keyring
    .config/Empathy
    .gconf/apps/telepathy
    .local/share/Empathy
    .mission-control
    .gnupg

    but i'm not sure which ones are actually needed or not...

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