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2002 E-Mail Storage In Mail - How To

OSXFAQ Reader Tip By Biron

Well, here's a real New Year's tip for all you OS X MAIL users: Time to store away all those 2002 emails in your MAIL <In> and <Sent> boxes. It's easy and here's how:

1. Close your MAIL program.

2. Open the following folders: Users>home>Library>Mail> POP.

3. Make duplicate copies of both <INBOX.mbox> and <Sent Messages.mbox>.

4. Rename these copies to include the same date: first the year and and then month of your save i.e. <INBOX02_12.mbox> and <Sent Messages02_12.mbox>.

(Caution: Whatever name you use, remember to always include the <.mbox> extension.)

4. Open your <Mailboxes> folder located in Mail folder with POP (See 2., above).

5. Put the renamed duplicate copies of your <In> and <Sent> messages in the <Import> folder for future direct MAIL access.

6. Open your MAIL program and delete all emails in your <In> and <Sent> boxes you do not need for immediate reference. Nothing is lost since you can see them all anytime you want -- just two clicks away -- by going to the <Import> folder where your archived emails are all lined up in chronological order.

Enjoy :-)

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