Best suggestion to archive mails somewhere other than the Archive Folder in Mails App.

I have a number of emails that I would like to archive from my mailboxes. I don't want to print them as pdfs and I don't want to put them in the archive mailbox which gets deleted. Any place else where I off load these emails?


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Posted on May 27, 2024 4:54 PM

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Posted on May 28, 2024 8:56 AM

Sure. I basically let it run automatically to "archive" my Apple Mail app's mailboxes. It will do so periodically.


In addition, I use both Time Machine & Carbon Copy Cloner to make backups of my Mac from which I can always restore my messages should that be necessary.


MailSteward also allows me to make copies of my mail archives which I can store on other devices. Any of these copies can be accessed.


Finally, I can use MailSteward to recover any single message, multiple messages, etc. Again, should I have a need to.


I do not work for MailSteward, but have been using their app for a number of years now with no regrets. They also provide a trial version so you can check it out yourself before buying.

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May 28, 2024 8:56 AM in response to Staynavytom

Sure. I basically let it run automatically to "archive" my Apple Mail app's mailboxes. It will do so periodically.


In addition, I use both Time Machine & Carbon Copy Cloner to make backups of my Mac from which I can always restore my messages should that be necessary.


MailSteward also allows me to make copies of my mail archives which I can store on other devices. Any of these copies can be accessed.


Finally, I can use MailSteward to recover any single message, multiple messages, etc. Again, should I have a need to.


I do not work for MailSteward, but have been using their app for a number of years now with no regrets. They also provide a trial version so you can check it out yourself before buying.

May 27, 2024 6:46 PM in response to Staynavytom

Staynavytom wrote:

I have a number of emails that I would like to archive from my mailboxes. I don't want to print them as pdfs and I don't want to put them in the archive mailbox which gets deleted. Any place else where I off load these emails?

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You can make any folder you like and set it as the Archive folder. Nothing is actually "archived," though.

And, your Archive mailbox should not get deleted. If you are using Gmail, Archive is actually the All Mail label in Gmail.

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