Importing Mail files and config to Yosemite from Snow Leopard
Hello,
Can someone explain to me where i must copy my SNOW LEOPARD Mail files to on Yosemtie. I can't find the Mail file path on my new Yosemite Macbook pro
I really need my 40gb+ of mails from snow Leopard before i cant begin using this computer.
Thanks.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library/Mail/V2.
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