Does Time Machine back up my Mail ?

Question

Hey All..
Just wondered if anyone can give me a definite answer on wether or not Time Machine backs up my email inbox, sent items and trash? I have been backing up for 2 months now and would like to change my laptop. When connecting my back up drive to my new laptop, if I select the back up from time machine back up, will it fill my email application to look exactly like my previous laptop did?
Thanks..
~RICKY

Answer 1

If you have an external drive you can backup your data to it now then transfer it to your new computer when it arrives. Here's what you can preserve:
Folders You Can Move to Your new Mac
From the Home folder copy the contents of Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
For FireFox:
/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
Credit goes to another forum user for this information.