Dec 12, 2013 Restore the entire /Library/Mail folder to your Desktop. Go to File Import Mailboxes. Choose mbox files and click Continue. Navigate to your restored /Library/Mail folder and click Choose, then Import. Mail should then import the mbox files stored in the Mailboxes folder. For all other email folders (also applicable if Mail doesn.
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Mail User Guide
Mail can import email messages that have been exported in mbox format from other email apps, and import mailboxes exported from Mail on a Mac. You can export mailboxes in mbox format.
Import mailboxes
- In the Mail app on your Mac, choose File > Import Mailboxes.
- Select a source in the list, read the information that appears below the list, then click Continue.
- If you’re importing a mailbox exported from Mail or a folder in the ~/Library/Mail/V7 folder on another Mac, select Apple Mail. To get to the Mail folder on a Mac, click the desktop to make sure you’re in the Finder, press and hold the Option key, choose Go > Library, then click the Mail folder.
- If you’re importing messages from a Windows or UNIX computer, select “Files in mbox format,” then locate the folder containing the files.
- Reorganize the imported messages, if you like.The messages are in a new mailbox called Import in the Mail sidebar. You can drag folders and messages from the Import mailbox to new or existing mailboxes, then delete the Import mailbox.
Export mailboxes
- In the Mail app on your Mac, select one or more mailboxes, then choose Mailbox > Export Mailbox.
- Choose a folder or create a new folder, then click Choose.Mail exports the mailboxes as .mbox packages. If you previously exported a mailbox, Mail doesn’t overwrite the existing .mbox file; it creates a new .mbox file, such as My Mailbox 3.mbox.
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