How can I recover email messages from an old Mail folder?

I have a 2019 iMac running Big Sur. Many of my Mail messages got corrupted when I transferred data from my old computer. These messages still show the sender and subject, but there is no content. I have tried using Time Machine, but it will not recover these messages. I have the boot SSD from my old Mac attached as an external drive and I can get to the old Mail folder. Is there any way I can use it to recover a few specific messages I need?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 10:42 PM

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spainchaud Author

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Jun 2, 2021 11:11 PM in response to spainchaud

I figured it out. In the File menu I chose "Import Mailboxes..." and navigated to the external drive. As soon as I selected the Users folder the import started. The imported messages were placed in there own mailbox.

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