czani64
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Q: storing email on external drive to save space

I am running out of space on my hard drive and have an external drive.  I want to be able to store my emails on the external drive seamlessly.  I want them to appear in mammal, but when I store them I want them to automatically go to the external drive.  I also want to be able to manipulate them as I do now.  I don't want a mirrored drive, though, as that will not alleviate my storage issues.

Posted on Jul 11, 2014 11:22 AM

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  • by Network 23,

    Network 23 Network 23 Jul 15, 2014 3:35 PM in response to czani64
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    Jul 15, 2014 3:35 PM in response to czani64

    czani64 wrote:

     

    Network 23

    I did as you suggested and maybe it's because there are 9K messages, but it didn't seem to remove the attachments.  I then tried just selecting 5 or so attachments, and it didn't remove them either.  I am merely highlighting them, not opening each attachment.  It only seems to work if I actually open each message and remove the attachment that way.  As you can imagine, at 9K messages, that's not a task I'm relishing.

     

    What am I doing wrong?

    I'm not sure...it's always worked for me to just select messages and do Message > Remove Attachments. I don't know if it works differently with different email providers or different protocols (POP vs IMAP vs MS Exchange vs...)

  • by dwbrecovery,

    dwbrecovery dwbrecovery Jul 15, 2014 5:04 PM in response to czani64
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    Jul 15, 2014 5:04 PM in response to czani64

    czani64 wrote:

     

    - Check the external drive is formatted as OS X Extended (Journaled).  it is but it doesn't say OS X Extended, just Mac OS extended

    - Ensure the external drive is not enabled for " Ignore ownership to this volume " How do I verify this.  that wording doesn't appear anywhere

    - The guide is referenced on many posts.  My preference is to perform this with a cloning tool, Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.  Which guide?  I don't have Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.

    - My typo, as long as the format is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) , should be ok.

    - Under Finder -> right click external drive -> Get Info :  at the bottom is a tick box for " Ignore ownership on this volume "   make sure it is not ticked.

    - As I posted earlier:  User tip: User Tip: Creating a lean, fast Boot Drive

    - There is a free version of SuperDuper, a trial version of Carbon Copy Cloner

  • by czani64,

    czani64 czani64 Jul 16, 2014 11:42 AM in response to dwbrecovery
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    Jul 16, 2014 11:42 AM in response to dwbrecovery

    There is a drop down menu with a sunburst or wheel icon in the "Sharing and Permissions" section. The options are

    "make …(me) the owner

    apply to enclosed items...

    revert changes

     

    But they are greyed out unless I unlock them.  When I unlock them, I can "make me the owner" or "apply to enclosed items".

    I dont' see any tick box with Ignore ownership on this volume.

  • by dwbrecovery,

    dwbrecovery dwbrecovery Jul 16, 2014 7:19 PM in response to czani64
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    Jul 16, 2014 7:19 PM in response to czani64

    Under Sharing and Permissions:

     

    Screen Shot 2014-07-17 at 12.10.43 pm.png

  • by czani64,

    czani64 czani64 Jul 17, 2014 9:00 AM in response to dwbrecovery
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    Jul 17, 2014 9:00 AM in response to dwbrecovery

    That does not show up on my system.  I'm on Mac OS X v 10.7.5, if that makes a difference.  And I can't upgrade to the next version, because I don't have any space on my internal hard drive!!  Catch-22...

  • by dwbrecovery,

    dwbrecovery dwbrecovery Jul 17, 2014 11:06 AM in response to czani64
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    Jul 17, 2014 11:06 AM in response to czani64

    - The "ignore ownership" does not appear as the external drive was or is used for Time Machine.  which?

    - How much disk space is free on the external?   It can be used to create another volume and resize the current volume.

    Refer: http://osxdaily.com/2009/11/20/resize-partitions-in-mac-os-x-with-disk-utility/

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