Q: How to Copy Mail from 2008 computer to 2012 computer?
On the 2012 (newer) computer, they only want to be under the ISP account (which I didn’t ask for) and consequently can be neither in the Inbox or Sent.
One computer has it set up the way I want (2008) it but I can’t get the new-to-me computer (2012) to have it set up that same way.
Also, as an aside, for what it is worth, the sidebar background on the older computer is a very light tan color while on the newer computer it is a light blue color and I find this somewhat weird.
I’m trying to Copy the Mail information from the 2008 computer over to the 2012 computer without having to migrate everything over. Why Copy instead of migrate? I don’t want to do a wholesale migration because I don’t want all the garbage that has accumulated over the years to come across.
Note: The Finder file structure *in the user House* is slightly different between the two machines:
2008: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public
2012: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Public
Note that there is no “Library” in the 2012 computer; however, there is a Library in “Macintosh HD” but since it is in a different path I don’t want to copy the ’08 Mail folder into it. Or do I?
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 11:04 AM

