How to retrieve emails from a dead Mac?

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How to retrieve emails from a dead Mac?

My mid 2010 Mac Pro running OS 10.7 has died ( logic board)

I have replaced it with a 2011 i5 3.1ghz iMac running OS 10.8

I have put the SSD drive from the Mac Pro into an external USB case.

Is it possible to retrieve my emails from the old drive used in the Mac Pro to the Mail App on the iMac even though the two Macs use different OS?

I found I cannot access Mail on the old drive as the operating system is different and therefore won't open.

Any help gladly accepted.

Posted on Mar 5, 2015 4:27 PM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Mar 5, 2015 4:29 PM in response to Errol Callaghan

Do you get any errors if you power cycle your iMac and connect SSD and try to boot from it (assuming the SSD was your boot drive in the MacPro)?

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Answer 2

Mar 5, 2015 6:58 PM in response to Loner T

Hi Loner T,

Thanks for your quick response. Yes the SSD was my boot drive on the Mac Pro.

I have now plugged it via USB external case into the iMac. Next I went to system preferences and change the boot drive to the SSD one.

Wonderful.. I now have access to everything on this drive.

Thanks for your help.

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Answer 3

Loner T

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Mar 5, 2015 7:06 PM in response to Errol Callaghan

My concern was whether the 10.7 OS would support the CPU on the newer iMac with 10.8. Apparently, it does. If you see any CPU panics, please post back.

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Answer 4

Mar 5, 2015 7:18 PM in response to Loner T

Thanks again for your help

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