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Jan 14, 2012 3:25 PM in response to Csound1by todd1010,thanks, and I would guess that "import mailboxes" is what I'd need to bring them in?
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Jan 14, 2012 3:35 PM in response to todd1010by Csound1,todd1010 wrote:
thanks, and I would guess that "import mailboxes" is what I'd need to bring them in?
Yes it would be, one thing to note, ensure to give the exports descriptive names, otherwise you'll end up with mailbox1 mailbox2 etc.
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Jan 14, 2012 3:47 PM in response to Csound1by todd1010,Maybe I'm not sure what your meaning but are you refering to how the mailbox is named-file wise?
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Jan 14, 2012 8:58 PM in response to todd1010by Csound1,todd1010 wrote:
Maybe I'm not sure what your meaning but are you refering to how the mailbox is named-file wise?
Exactly
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Jan 27, 2013 7:53 AM in response to Csound1by Brij011,Csound1 wrote:
Mailbox Menu>Export Mailbox
This is what I do but it's a laborious process as I have around a dozen mailboxes.
I'm used to Outlook where you can backup a folder (ie mailbox) and include sub-folders. The equivalent doesn't seem posible with Apple Mail.
Could someone tell me whether this is possible or whether there's another easy way to backup multiple folders?
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Jan 27, 2013 7:55 AM in response to Brij011by Csound1,Brij011 wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
Mailbox Menu>Export Mailbox
This is what I do but it's a laborious process as I have around a dozen mailboxes.
I'm used to Outlook where you can backup a folder (ie mailbox) and include sub-folders. The equivalent doesn't seem posible with Apple Mail.
Could someone tell me whether this is possible or whether there's another easy way to backup multiple folders?
Time Machine
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Jan 27, 2013 8:21 AM in response to Csound1by Brij011,Thanks for the reply. I use time machine but I like to keep two backups, one with Time Machine and one manual on two seperate EHDs. This may seem paranoid but I've had my fingers burnt before.
So to repeat the question in a slightly different way. Could you tell me whether it's possible to backup a mailbox and sub-mailboxes in one operation or whether there's another easy way to manually backup multiple folders?
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Jan 27, 2013 8:26 AM in response to Brij011by Csound1,Brij011 wrote:
Thanks for the reply. I use time machine but I like to keep two backups, one with Time Machine and one manual on two seperate EHDs. This may seem paranoid but I've had my fingers burnt before.
So to repeat the question in a slightly different way. Could you tell me whether it's possible to backup a mailbox and sub-mailboxes in one operation or whether there's another easy way to manually backup multiple folders?
No
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Jan 27, 2013 8:54 AM in response to Brij011by Csound1,Try selecting multiple mailboxes and choosing export, this works for me (be sensible, a few at a time) 4 to 5 large mailboxes took 30 minutes or so to complete. Allow them to complete, wait until the word 'partial' is removed from the file name.
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Jan 27, 2013 9:04 AM in response to Csound1by Brij011,Thanks, this worked perfectly. I can't believe I didn't try it before.
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Jan 28, 2013 3:18 PM in response to todd1010by dave3122,Just FYI because it sounds like the objective has been met. But if you ever need automated backup of Mail, the best thing I've come across is MailSteward (just add ".com" and you're there). As the old informercial line goes, "Just set it, and forget." I've been using it for years, and it has saved my posterior on several occasions.
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Apr 27, 2013 10:02 AM in response to Csound1by gausina,Last week I had my IMAP server full. I used the export mailbox function on smart mailboxes and it was working perfectly. I could create one archive file per year, then delete the files from imap server and re-import the mbox files to keep a local access of my old messages within mail. Really convenient and quick way to archive your mails with all the filtering possibilities of smart boxes.