Mail messages, stored where?

jknight8907

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Nov 5, 2005

• #1

Okay, here's the story: I cloned my PB's hard drive to an external hd, and did a clean install of tiger. Now, I need my emails back. Where do I find them in my cloned drive?

 

HexMonkey

Administrator emeritus

• Nov 5, 2005

• #2

Mail stores most of its data (including mail) in ~/Library/Mail, where ~ is your home folder.

 

jknight8907

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Nov 5, 2005

• #3

Ut oh. I don't have a 'mail' folder.......i take it this isn't good?

 

mad jew

Moderator emeritus

• Nov 5, 2005

• #4

You click on the face in your Dock and then go into Library and there's no Mail? Not even a Mail Downloads? 🙁

 

jknight8907

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Nov 5, 2005

• #5

Yeah, I've got it there. It's just not present on my cloned backup HD.

BTW, where are Safari favorties stored?

 

HexMonkey

Administrator emeritus

• Nov 5, 2005

• #6

Make sure you're looking in the right Library folder (there are several). On your cloned disk, are you looking in /Users/[username]/Library/ or /Library/ (you want to be looking the the former)?

Safari bookmarks are stored in ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist.

 

jknight8907

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Nov 5, 2005

• #7

Whew. I was looking at the wrong one.

thanks!

 

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andyfroiland

macrumors newbie

• Apr 8, 2010

• #8

re installing my mail account and info

I just reinitialized my mac and reinstalled my system, I saved my mail folder out of my library and when I drag it back into my new library folder the mail program does not recognized it and wants to start as if I am a first time user.. any help from the mac gurus whould be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!