Comments on: Backing up Apple Mail http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CarpeViam http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-327839 CarpeViam Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:46:25 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-327839 Thanks! :-) Thanks! :-)

]]> By: Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-327838 Tim Gaden Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-327838 All your emails are stored inside the ~/Library/Mail folder, either the messages themselves (POP accounts) or a local cache (IMAP), so yes it will include your emails. But if you just want to backup the messages, there are more efficient ways, like Email Backup or an app like that. All your emails are stored inside the ~/Library/Mail folder, either the messages themselves (POP accounts) or a local cache (IMAP), so yes it will include your emails.

But if you just want to backup the messages, there are more efficient ways, like Email Backup or an app like that.

]]> By: CarpeViam http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-327837 CarpeViam Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:09:22 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-327837 Does this actually backup all the email or just the program and settings? I have 1500 messages I need to save. ty Does this actually backup all the email or just the program and settings?

I have 1500 messages I need to save.

ty

]]> By: Tim Gaden http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-272596 Tim Gaden Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:06:52 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-272596 Hmmm.... Just close Mail.app and copy the file back where you found it, in <div id="code">~/Library/Preferences</div>. Or am I missing something? Hmmm…. Just close Mail.app and copy the file back where you found it, in
~/Library/Preferences

. Or am I missing something?

]]> By: Conrad http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-271684 Conrad Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:56:08 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-271684 Hey, i followed your advice and copied com.apple.mail.plist, but you don't say anywhere how to actually recover it. Hey, i followed your advice and copied com.apple.mail.plist, but you don’t say anywhere how to actually recover it.

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Getting started with Hawk Wings http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-40496 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Getting started with Hawk Wings Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:09:10 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-40496 [...] The full list of files needed for a complete Mail.app backup [...] [...] The full list of files needed for a complete Mail.app backup [...]

]]> By: Agile Business Navigator » Blog Archive » Backup Strategies http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-20402 Agile Business Navigator » Blog Archive » Backup Strategies Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:23:14 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-20402 [...] 4. Homegrown DVD. I use my own script to backup what I've changed that day to an archive (zipped) file. Then at the end of the week I burn a DVD with all the archives. I keep a weekly archive of my email essentials in a separate archive and that goes in with the the bunch onto the DVD. [...] [...] 4. Homegrown DVD. I use my own script to backup what I’ve changed that day to an archive (zipped) file. Then at the end of the week I burn a DVD with all the archives. I keep a weekly archive of my email essentials in a separate archive and that goes in with the the bunch onto the DVD. [...]

]]> By: g-WH!Z » Blog Archive » Backing up Apple Mail http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-13744 g-WH!Z » Blog Archive » Backing up Apple Mail Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:06:58 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-13744 [...] Backing up Apple’s stock email application (Mail.app) is a dicey deal. Follow these instructions at Hawk Wings and you’ll be a LOT better off at the end of the day. Of course, I’m wondering how much of this applies when Time Machine (ala Leopard) comes out… Explore posts in the same categories: Apple, leopard [...] [...] Backing up Apple’s stock email application (Mail.app) is a dicey deal. Follow these instructions at Hawk Wings and you’ll be a LOT better off at the end of the day. Of course, I’m wondering how much of this applies when Time Machine (ala Leopard) comes out… Explore posts in the same categories: Apple, leopard [...]

]]> By: Katie’s Kibitz » Blog Archive » Links that I like http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Katie’s Kibitz » Blog Archive » Links that I like Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:45:48 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-2081 [...] Backing up Apple Mail [...] [...] Backing up Apple Mail [...]

]]> By: Savior Machine » links for 2006-03-18 http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Savior Machine » links for 2006-03-18 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:25:30 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/?p=141#comment-1861 [...] Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Backing up Apple Mail (tags: mail apple macosx howto refrence resource software) [...] [...] Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Backing up Apple Mail (tags: mail apple macosx howto refrence resource software) [...]

]]>