Transporting Mail from Mac OS 10.4.8 to 10.4.9
Hello,
I need transport mail from a Quad G5 with Mac Os 10.4.8 to a Mac Pro with Mac Os 10.4.9.
Can I simply place a copy of the Mail folder which is in the users>home>library folder and the application preference file <com.apple.mail.plist> which is in the users>home>library>preferences folder from the G5 to the same location on the Mac Pro?
Thank you,
Scott
G5 Dual 2.0 - 2.5 Gigs Ram Mac OS X (10.3.9)
Hello Scott.
Yes, Mail stores most preferences and all account settings in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (except the passwords, which are stored in the keychain). Everything else, including all your messages and mailboxes, is stored within the ~/Library/Mail/ folder.
If both computers are running the same major version of Mac OS X, copying these (the preferences file and the entire Mail folder) from one computer to the other is all you need to do in order to have an exact copy of all your messages, mailboxes and Mail settings on both computers.
Similarly, Address Book (which you may want to transfer as well) stores the settings in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist and the data in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/.
In order to avoid potential permissions issues, copy the files operating on the destination computer and while logged in as the user that’s going to use them. Also, be sure the affected applications aren’t running on either computer while doing that.
In order to avoid accidentally losing any data (which might happen as a result of copying files in the wrong direction by mistake, for example), instead of overwriting the ~/Library/Mail folder on the destination right away, move it to the Desktop before transferring the files, and delete it only after making sure that you don’t miss anything.
Note, however, that if what you really want is merge the mail currently stored on one computer with the mail stored on the other, you should use the File > Import Mailboxes function instead.
Note: For those not familiarized with the ~/ notation, it refers to the user’s home folder. That is, ~/Library is the Library folder within the user’s home folder, i.e. /Users/username/Library.
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