[SyncEvolution] Restore from Backup

Hi Patrick / ppl Firstly, many thanks for such amazing software. Free, Open-Source, and a perfect in house alternative to some cloud based server located who knows where, and that does who knows what with one's data. I have being running your HTML SyncEvolution 1.2.2 server on my Ubuntu Precise computers with great results, syncing wirelessly with a Motorola Defy Mini and a Yuandao tablet using Synthesis SyncML client, and Evolution 3.2.3 on the server. I use a softlink to allow Evolution to store its data on a NAS. In this way I can sync my phone and tablet via whichever computer is switched on (office or kitchen). The Defy Mini recently suffered a startup crash which wiped out contacts (still dont know why, but i suspect the SD card). So i synced, but of course this correctly deleted all contacts in evolution. Doooh! So i reloaded the server from my tablet via Synthesis, as I couldn't find the right syntax to restore the server from its backups, as in: syncevolution --restore <session directory> --before|--after [--dry-run] [--] <config> <source> ... After many attempts :-( I have succeeded with a dry run :-) using: john@Kitchen-Precise:~$ syncevolution --restore .cache/syncevolution/defymini-2013-01-10-12-16 --before --dry-run defymini addressbook This all looks good, (and the database includes the addressbook. before which shows all the items before the wipe). Before committing this restore, could anyone please comment as to if i am on the right track, or have missed out anything vital? [INFO] addressbook: started [INFO] addressbook: restore done successfully [INFO] Item changes to be applied locally during restore: +---------------------------------------|-----------------------------+ | | LOCAL | | Source | NEW | MOD | DEL | ERR |TOTAL| +---------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | addressbook | 0 | 0 | 756 | 0 | 755 | +---------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ [INFO] The same incremental changes will be applied to the server during the next sync. [INFO] Use -sync refresh-from-client to replace the complete data on the server. Why does the INFO line state Use -sync refresh-from-client etc.? Have i missed a step? Does server refer to the defymini or evolution? Regards John P.S. Sorry for double posting - i sent original from my other email address (non-registered with this List)