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How can I transfer content from Mail folders onto another Mac or external drive?

I have several folders set up to organize the email on my Mac's Mail app. Since the Mac is fairly old, I worry that I will loose all this if something happens to it. I would like to know either how to save all of this or transfer it to a new Mac when I purchase one.

iMac, 10.11

Posted on Feb 6, 2019 11:05 AM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Feb 6, 2019 12:27 PM

You have a number of option to consider transferring your mail between devices:

Try Migration Assistant to transfer them.
Use Target Disk Mode to transfer messages between devices.
Use a third-party app, like Mail Steward, to archive the existing messages, and restore the ones you want to the other Mac.

Additionally, these references should prove helpful:

Transferring Mailboxes - ASC
Transferring Mail From old mac To MacBokk Pro - ASC

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