How do I add a folder to my Archive folder in Mail?

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How do I add a folder to my Archive folder in Mail?

On previous versions of Mail (on my Mac, NOT on my iPhone), I was able to move whole folders into Archive, but I can't seem to do that anymore. When I move a folder over the Archive folder, nothing happens.

After looking around, it looks like I can only move single messages or groups of messages into the Archive folder, but that can't be right, can it?

I want to keep my archived emails sorted by the folders they exist in already... can someone please help me do that?

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion, / 16GB iPhone 4

Posted on Aug 20, 2012 9:21 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 22, 2012 8:38 AM in response to Hurangeshu

I'm also having the same issue. I had a folder named "archive" that had multiple subfolders in it. When I upgraded to ML, this was turned automatically into a new "archive" in the sidebar, but I seem to have lost the ability to move folders in/out of the archive now.

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Oct 11, 2012 5:01 AM in response to Hurangeshu

The only way you can now add additional folders to the 'Archive' folder/mailbox is to create the new folders using the specific mail application.

If you have Apple Mail pointing to a Gmail account, you will need to access Gmail web interface and create the folder there. Likewise for Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.

Not sure if this will work for Apple Cloud mail accounts.

I have a @sky.com account and accessed the Sky webmail interface, created the new folders (Archive/*****) and reopned Apple Mail and there they were under the Archive folder :-)

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Shony

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Jan 19, 2013 6:59 AM in response to Roofusdude

unfortunately this is not allowed with iCloud

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__dwmc__

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Feb 4, 2013 10:32 AM in response to Hurangeshu

Ok, I think I found the trick that works in iCloud. Basically, this is the same trick as Roofusdude describes above. In Apple Mail, start to create a mailbox in the same way that you normally would. Select iCloud as the location of the mailbox, and create the new mailbox as "Archive/<subfolder_name>" where <subfolder_name> is the name of the new folder you wanted under Archive. This worked fine with Apple Mail with iCloud under Mountain Lion. Seems like it would work generally in Apple Mail.

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Shony

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Feb 27, 2013 1:33 PM in response to __dwmc__

You were right, it works

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Eric Root

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Feb 27, 2013 2:23 PM in response to Hurangeshu

Maybe this will help. If you monitor the "More Like This" box (top right), other threads appear. Opening them usually displays other threads.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3710127?answerId=17496391022#17496391022

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Hurangeshu Author

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Apr 3, 2013 2:01 PM in response to __dwmc__

This worked for me! Thank you!

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May 5, 2013 1:12 AM in response to __dwmc__

I have the same problem and the suggested fix works for me. However, this is obviously a bug and I don't understand why Apple does not fix this in the first place?

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vpaereli

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May 29, 2015 12:20 AM in response to Hurangeshu

The workaround posted by by __dwmc__ on works if you want to create an Archive folder in the iCloud. If you want to create an Archive folder "On My Mac" you create an Archive/FolderName folder with the location set to "On My Mac". It's pretty obvious, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

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