Removing an e-mail account

Hi, I really need to be sure about this before I do something stupid. I want to remove a POP account I no longer use from Apple Mail, but I would like to keep the messages from this account. Now, when I try to remove it in the Preferences, warnig pops up, telling me that this would delete the mailboxes and the messages of this account permanently (it's a POP, so no backup on the server). What I would like to know is this: does removing an account also delete the messages that are not in the mailbox anymore, i.e. the messages that were moved to various folders On My Mac, either manually or using Rules? I would really like to just get rid of the account, but I allways keep all my mail in folders rather than in the Inbox/Mailbox. Thanks for your help. G.

Hello:
I have not done what you wish to try, but, IMHO, mail you have moved to folders on your Mac should not be deleted if you delete the Mail account. To be sure, however, back up those folders (Time Machine would do this automatically).
Barry

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