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Q: I CANNOT LOCATE MY MAILBOXES ON MY HARD DRIVE. I USE OS LION MAC MAIL

HOW CAN I FIND MY MAC MAIL MAILBOXES ON MY HARD DRIVE?

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Sep 10, 2014 2:58 PM

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Q: I CANNOT LOCATE MY MAILBOXES ON MY HARD DRIVE. I USE OS LION MAC MAIL

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 10, 2014 3:00 PM in response to GDeBell
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    Sep 10, 2014 3:00 PM in response to GDeBell

    /Home/Library/Mail/ contain all the Mail data and mailboxes.

     

    Exposing the /Home/Library/ Folder

     

    Pick one of the following methods:

     

    A. This method will make the folder visible permanently. Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and paste the following at the command prompt:

     

    chflags nohidden ~/Library

     

    Press RETURN.

     

    B. Click on the Desktop, press the OPTION (⌥) button, select Library from the Finder's Go menu.

     

    C. Select Go To Folder from the Finder's Go menu. Paste the following in the path field:

     

    ~/Library

     

    Press the Go button.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Sep 10, 2014 3:01 PM in response to GDeBell
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    Sep 10, 2014 3:01 PM in response to GDeBell

    Read Where are Mac Mail mailboxes located?

     

    Please stop typing in caps. Besides being more difficult to read, it is also rude since it is considered shouting on the web.