When using Mac Mail I notice that there is a mailbox called "On My Mac" and a mailbox called iCloud.
I m guessing that OnMyMac means mail is stored on my Mac.
And I am guessing that iCloud mailbox means that the mail is stored in the cloud so my other Apple devices can access mail.
Assuming I am correct Do I need both mailboxes?
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C Nelson wrote:
When using Mac Mail I notice that there is a mailbox called "On My Mac" and a mailbox called iCloud.
I m guessing that OnMyMac means mail is stored on my Mac.
And I am guessing that iCloud mailbox means that the mail is stored in the cloud so my other Apple devices can access mail.
Assuming I am correct Do I need both mailboxes?
Your assumption is correct.
I don't think you can delete either section, and you really shouldn't try.
On My Mac is useful for when you want to archive old e-mails locally. For example, I don't want to keep e-mail since 1998 in iCloud. Most of them pre-date iCloud anyway. So I keep these in "On My Mac" mailboxes, organized by year. I can easily export them to MBOX files and re-import then when I get a new computer.
Note that when I said "archive" above, I'm referring to the general usage of saving documents for posterity. I have no idea with the official "Archive" mailbox and feature in Apple Mail is supposed to do. I never use that.
C Nelson wrote:
When using Mac Mail I notice that there is a mailbox called "On My Mac" and a mailbox called iCloud.
I m guessing that OnMyMac means mail is stored on my Mac.
And I am guessing that iCloud mailbox means that the mail is stored in the cloud so my other Apple devices can access mail.
Assuming I am correct Do I need both mailboxes?
Your assumption is correct.
I don't think you can delete either section, and you really shouldn't try.
On My Mac is useful for when you want to archive old e-mails locally. For example, I don't want to keep e-mail since 1998 in iCloud. Most of them pre-date iCloud anyway. So I keep these in "On My Mac" mailboxes, organized by year. I can easily export them to MBOX files and re-import then when I get a new computer.
Note that when I said "archive" above, I'm referring to the general usage of saving documents for posterity. I have no idea with the official "Archive" mailbox and feature in Apple Mail is supposed to do. I never use that.
Somewhat correct yes.
"On My Mac" are locally stored emails, you may have manually moved there.
"iCloud" is the mailbox for your iCloud email account. All Apple accounts have an iCloud email address associated with them, and email sent to that address will be available there.
Mac Mail - What is "On My Mac" and "iCloud" mailboxes ?
