I have emails from an old email account that no longer exists or I don't have access to. How can I save these emails somewhere that I could refer to them in the future but not have them on my Mail program screen? Will archiving these allow me to save them to a folder to refer to later?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Archive command basically moves the messages in a folder named Archive inside the specific account. Any e-mail account can have its archive: https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/archive-emails-mail35918/mac
The e-mails are still inside Mail app and the Archive folder is IMAP synced.
Actually, creating manually a folder and moving to it some messages has the same effect.
It's not exactly what you're looking for, because the messages will still appear in Mail.
Personally I archive old e-mail in a local folder (listed under On My Mac in Mail): still inside Mail (useful in my opinion for searching purposes) yet not taking space on my e-mail server because available only locally.
Archive command basically moves the messages in a folder named Archive inside the specific account. Any e-mail account can have its archive: https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/archive-emails-mail35918/mac
The e-mails are still inside Mail app and the Archive folder is IMAP synced.
Actually, creating manually a folder and moving to it some messages has the same effect.
It's not exactly what you're looking for, because the messages will still appear in Mail.
Personally I archive old e-mail in a local folder (listed under On My Mac in Mail): still inside Mail (useful in my opinion for searching purposes) yet not taking space on my e-mail server because available only locally.
Archiving lets you tidy up your inbox by moving messages from your inbox into your All Mail label, so you don't have to delete anything. More information on archiving emails on https://emailindetail.com/archive-emails
What does Archive mail do
