sparkie_7
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: Quickest way to download my Mobileme email account
Another year, and another scare-mongering email from  threatening to delete anything over 5GB of emails (or are they going to say b/c we are so kind we will give yo another years complimentary 20-25GB FREE??) on my iCloud/Mobileme account saying:
As a thank you for being a former MobileMe member, you received a 20 GB complimentary storage upgrade when you moved to iCloud. Your upgrade expires on September 30, 2013.
I use only email. So whats the easiest method to download ALL my emails onto my Mac?
Do I use Mail application, select all and drag to a folder? Or is there something better I have missed?
-- Any ideas, advice appreciated |
Roger Wilmut1
Level 9
(78,461 points)
The extra storage you have as a result of having been a MobileMe subscriber will be removed on 30 September unless you decide to pay to keep it ($40 p.a.).
If you decide not to keep it you can download some or all of your messages to your Mac, removing them from the iCloud server.
Create a new Mailbox in Mail on your Mac, making sure that it is listed under 'On My Mac'. Go to your iCloud mailbox, click on the top message of the ones you decide to download and the shift click on the bottom message to select them all. Drag them to the mailbox you just created. It will take some time to download them. If you have a lot of messages I shouldn't try to do them all at once or you may hang the process - I should do 100 or so at a time.
If you wish to pay to continue your current storage level, the instructions are here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5527 Scroll down to 'How do I purchase my current plan?' and expand the section applicable to your computer or device.
