Recover mail boxes "on my mac" from external hard drive

How can I recover my mail boxes saved "on my macbook" pro osx 10.9 from a backup on my external hard drive? There is no folder called "mail" in my library, neither on my external hard drive, neither on my Mac, is this unique to Maverick?


I really need to find those emails stored on my mac because my hotmail has a virus and delete my email everyday (now using gmail)


Thanks


Posted on Nov 21, 2013 3:38 PM

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Nov 21, 2013 4:33 PM in response to cath4260

Did you use Time Machine to do your backup?

If you use Time Machine then make sure that mail was not excluded from the backup. Here how:

1. From the system manu bar, click on the Apple Logo

2. Select System Perferences

3. Click on Time Machine [ Time Machine settings are display in a window]

4. Click on Options

5. In the retangle (or box) under the word "Exclude" is where the excluded files, folder and applications are located. Make sure Mail is not there.

If Mail is there, than Mail will not be in your backup.


Hope you find this was helpful.

Nov 21, 2013 5:52 PM in response to cath4260

Here is somethin else.

Bring up your system manu bar. While holding down the Option key on the keyboard, click on Go (but do not release the Option key yet)

While still holding down the Option key select the Library (the Library window will open).

Look for the mail folder and open it. Now open the V2. Do any of those folders look familiar?

I cannot instruct you from here. After you tried everything else and nothing works you might want to look at these folders and see if you mails are still in those folders.

Of course the last best thing you can do is to go to the Apple Store or call Apple support.


Hope you find this helpful.

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