How to Archive Leopard Mail

[Artofilm]

Hello everyone.

I have chosen to sell my iMac.
I will be purchasing a MacPro next (once MWSF comes)

I need to transfer all of my Mail data from one computer to the other. I have 3 mail accounts that I need to transfer + tons of mailboxes that have tons of subfolders with mail in the aswell.

I will not be able to hook up my iMac to transfer the files right to the MacPro, I am selling my iMac tomrrow, and I will be getting a MacPro in January.

Anyone with any idea what to do, please help

 

[Peace]

If you have .Mac account use backup.

 

[Artofilm]

Yah...I dont have a .mac account either...
Thanks for the idea tho.

 

[Peace]

Get a free trial account.Back up all your mail then just before the 30 day trial is up ( you should have your Mac Pro by then ) decide to not use .Mac 😉

 

[Artofilm]

LOL, wow that's sneaky.
I just checked, it's actually a 60 day trial, I will definately have a MacPro by then!

I also thot that the trial required your credit card # ahead of time, but i guess not.

 

[reh]

Or just copy ~/Library/Mail from your old computer to your new computer.

 

[Artofilm]

Or just copy ~/Library/Mail from your old computer to your new computer.

Is that all that would need to be done?

 

[reh]

Is that all that would need to be done?

Yup, that's it. You could also search for "mail" in your ~/Library/Preferences folder to get your preferences too. But that's not typically a big deal.

 

[Peace]

Is that all that would need to be done?

If you don't change or delete or receive or send any mail between the time you sell the iMac and get the Mac Pro.Yes.

 

[Artofilm]

Yup, that's it. You could also search for "mail" in your ~/Library/Preferences folder to get your preferences too. But that's not typically a big deal.

Im not too worried about the prefs., I just want to make sure all of my mailboxes and folders stay in order the way I left them.