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Where Does Mail Keep The Mail? - Mac-A-Matic - 04-21-2006
Hey everyone,
I want to transfer the mail messages in Mail from my computer to another one that I'm giving to my parents. Where are the messages located? And is this a simple, drag and drop kind of thing?
Thanks!
Re: Where Does Mail Keep The Mail? - PeterB - 04-21-2006
Home > Library > Mail (and > Mail Downloads).
And yes, in my experience, it has been drag-and-drop. I have used this to sync email between a desktop and laptop. To be safe, make sure to also copy over Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist.
Re: Where Does Mail Keep The Mail? - mjgkramer - 04-22-2006
PeterB - by "Home" I assume you mean the top level of a particular user account. I find a folder labeled "Mail" but not one labeled "Mail Downloads". I used the Finder Find command as well as visual search. What did I do wrong?
Re: Where Does Mail Keep The Mail? - PeterB - 04-22-2006
Home meaning the user's home folder, yes.
Mail Downloads may not be there, or may be empty, depending...
mjgkramer, you didn't do anything wrong...