Some messages could not be imported

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Some messages could not be imported

I have archived some very large Mail mailboxes.

When I try to import, I often get a message "some messages could not be imported." And the result is a partially imported mailbox - generally missing specific contiguous periods.

Luckily for me, I did not delete the original mail before testing.

When I archive my Mail mailboxes in smaller pieces (i.e., by using Smart Mailboxes covering shorter periods of time) - I have no problem importing these archived files - albeit in separate mailboxes v one large one.

Anyone know why I might have a problem importing the larger archives?

Is there a size limit I of which I should be aware?

Any fix i.e., so I can archive and later be able to import large mailboxes?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 11, 2009 10:35 AM

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V.K.

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Dec 11, 2009 10:42 AM in response to jmac3

rebuild the mailbox you are archiving before archiving it. other than this there is really no failsafe you can use with 'archive mailbox' feature. Mail can easily get confused when handling huge numbers of emails so archiving smaller numbers might be the thing to do. you can also reimport the archive right after you made it to see if it imports correctly.

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jmac3 Author

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Dec 13, 2009 11:27 AM in response to V.K.

I rebuilt the original mailbox as you recommended - and still had the same problem.

Seems like there is some limit on what can be either archived or imported.

I will try all this one more time off network - perhaps there is some interference.

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