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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: In the hands of Apple.
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I dont understand why Apple has not created a backup option for mail. Liability they're trying to avoid?
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Banging the Bottom End
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Just back up the folders that hold the emails.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: In the hands of Apple.
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LOL - that is not Really backing up though. - I have 20 personal folders, and yes although the emails are in there, I would have to create those folders then run Emix Converter on each individual folder , import the Mbox and then take them from the local folder and drag them to the respective folder. Too much work.
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rams it
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Seattle
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Time Machine
More seriously, is your email not stored on the server? |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Yeah, what's the problem with the *existing* back up system? What sort of 'back up' are you looking for?
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: In the hands of Apple.
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Like outlook has, Export and import. Simple. I have IMAP. So everything is synched.
But for some people who have POP and personal folders, the work flow would have to be the last post I did. that's horrible.I think |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Still not seeing the reason for this...
Export and import... for what purpose that isn't covered by a simple back up of the drive? Moving mail from one machine to another? (Backup->restore.) Archive mail? (Archive feature in Leopard Mail.) What workflow are you looking for here? |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: In the hands of Apple.
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Archive Mailbox would seem to solve this issue, BUT here is a question that should be simple enough, why is it under Mail and under File as a simple back up, no idea. thanks for the help!
One Question: Assuming the way to go about this is to: Under Inbox, select the mailbox of the email you want to archive, and then right click and high Archive. Does this back up the folders, such as, all personal folders, and below the Inbox, there are matching email named folders, to which has the personal folders are in, now typically the sent and trash are in there, but in my case and many, you select the Trash and do the Mail>Used this mailbox for>trash, or sent. Does the sent snych as well to that Archive of that mailbox? |
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Apple's Backup programme (not Time Machine) has a simple tick box list of all the stuff on your computer, where you just select the items you want and it backs them up.
So in this case you select Mail and it backs up your mail. You can then take that file and transfer it to another machine, if you wanted etc.. I don't really see the point in having a backup function in Mail when backing up things is either Time Machine's or Backup's job? |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: In your dock hiding behind your finder icon!
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You have an archive option for mailboxes, I guess you could archive it then backup the archive folder!
Anyway, my email usage has evolved. I treat emails like phone calls. I save any important information (ether into my contact database, calendar, etc) and then delete the message! I have actually started doing the same with post. Bills, recipts and letters all get scanned, saved and then shredded. Thanks to time machine and my drobo, I am very slowly starting to see a reduction in the amount of paper in my home office (not counting the stuff in the shredder!) OK, I have given up keeping this sig up to date. Lets just say I'm the guy that installs every latest version as soon as its available! |
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http://ga.rgoyle.com
Join Date: May 2004
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Ether that, or I am going to make some sort of "safe cupboard". OK, I have given up keeping this sig up to date. Lets just say I'm the guy that installs every latest version as soon as its available! |
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*AD SPACE FOR SALE*
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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Mail has been running really shitty for me lately. Well, I don't know if it's Mail or gmail, but before my emails would come as soon as they were coming in, but now there's a few minute delay between when they actually come and when they get to Mail.
Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas how to fix it? Die young and save yourself.... @yontsey |
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