Is there a way to automatically move mail from one folder to another?

[John Greer]

Is there a way to periodically, automatically, move mail from one folder to another?

For example, I'd like to move mail from one of my IMAP/Archives folders to my MyMac/Archive folder and I'd like this to happen without intervention.

Can this be done?

 

[John Greer]

I'll try to be more specific.

When I'm done with an email, I archive it.
Because I have multiple email accounts, this results in emails in multiple Archive folders (one per account).

I'd like to have these automatically all moved into one (on my Mac).

 

[squeakr]

It should be possible with Apple Script. You could specify that mail older than a certain date, say 60 days to be moved from folder x to folder y. You could then specify the script to run on a schedule, say once a month.

 

[robgendreau]

Why not just use a simple Mail rule?

If message >14 days old then move to folder "archive" On My Mac or whatever.

Rob