HT1338 how do you copy all deleted emails to external hard drive

i am running out of space on my macbook pro...  what is the easiest way to put them on a external drive?

If they are "deleted" emails, shouldn't you just empty the Trash in Mail?
I don't think you can move the storage location of the data files used by the Mail app, because they are stored in the Library folder of your user home folder, which is located on the startup disk (the internal drive volume) by default.  You can change the location of your entire user home folder, but you don't want to put it on an external drive volume, because there may be situations (especially for a MacBook) when the external drive is not connected.
If you have a lot of stuff in your iTunes library, you may want to move your iTunes Media folder to an external hard drive volume, as a way to free up space on the internal drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449

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