You just need to locate the Apple Mail Backup Location, as all your emails are stored automatically on your hard drive. From there you can just make the copy of the apple mail database and your backup will be stored securely. Here's how you can locate your apple mail backup location:
Apr 16, 2015 Every Mac owner needs to backup their computer and the best way is to use Time Machine which comes pre-installed into every Apple Computer. Feb 15, 2019 The first backup may take a long time, depending on how many files you have, but you can continue using your Mac while a backup is underway. Time Machine backs up only the files that changed since the previous backup, so future backups will be faster. To start a backup manually, choose Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu in the menu bar.
Find and Open the Folder Where OS X Mail Stores Mail
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To go to the folder that holds your OS X Mail messages:
- Open a new window in OS X Finder.
- Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
- You can also press Command-Shift-G. - Type '~/Library/Mail/V3'.
- Press Enter.
You can find your folders and messages in sub-folders to the V3 folder:
- Local mailboxes are in the Mailboxes sub-folder.
- POP email accounts can be found in sub-folders with POP- in their name.
- IMAP accounts' mailboxes are in sub-folder that have IMAP- in their name.
The messages are stored in .mbox folders, one per OS X Mail email folder. Open and explore these folders to discover (and open or copy) the emails saved as .emlx files.
Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail 5–8 Store Mail
To open the folder where Mac OS X Mail keeps your messages:
- Open a Finder window.
- Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
- Type '~/Library/Mail/V2'.
- You can have Finder auto-complete the folder names by pressing Tab. - Click OK.
Mac OS X Mail stores the mailboxes in sub-folders to the Mail directory, one sub-folder per account. POP accounts start with POP-, IMAP accounts with IMAP-.
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Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail 1-4 Store Mail
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To locate the folder where Mac OS X Mail 1-4 stores mail:
- Open a new Finder window.
- Go to your home directory.
- You can use the Home toolbar button
- or select Go | Home from the menu to go home. - Open the Library/Mail directory.
Some alternative to Backup Email on Apple Mail are:
If you used Time Machine to create a backup of your Mac, you can restore your files from that backup. You might want to do so after the original files are deleted from your Mac, or the hard disk (or SSD) in your Mac is erased or replaced, such as during a repair.
Restore from a Time Machine backup
When you restore from a Time Machine backup, you can choose to restore all your files, or restore both the Mac operating system (macOS) and all your files.
Restore all your files
- Make sure that your Time Machine backup disk is connected and turned on, then turn on your Mac.
- If your Mac starts up to a setup assistant that asks for details like your country, keyboard, and network, continue to step 2.
- If your Mac starts up to the Finder, open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Click Continue in the first Migration Assistant window, then continue to step 2.
- If your Mac doesn't start up all the way, or you also want to restore the macOS you were using when you created the backup, follow the steps to restore both macOS and your files.
- When you're asked how you want to transfer your information, select the option to transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk. Then click Continue.
- Select your Time Machine backup, then click Continue.
- If you're asked to choose from a list of backups organized by date and time, choose a backup and click Continue.
- Select the information to transfer, then click Continue to start the transfer. This screen might look different on your Mac:
- If you have a lot of content, the transfer might take several hours to finish. When the transfer is complete, restart your Mac and log in to the migrated account to see its files.
Restore both macOS and your files
These steps erase your hard disk, then use your backup to restore both your files and the specific version of macOS you were using when you created the backup.
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- Make sure that your Time Machine backup disk is connected and turned on.
- Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold Command (⌘)-R to start up from macOS Recovery.
- When you see the macOS Utilities window, choose the option to restore from a Time Machine Backup.
- Click Continue, then click Continue again on the next screen.
- Select your Time Machine backup disk as the restore source, then click Continue.
If your backup disk is encrypted, you're asked to unlock the disk. Enter the administrator password you used when setting up Time Machine, then click Continue. - Select a backup, then click Continue.
- Select the hard disk in your Mac (or other destination disk) that will receive the contents of your backup, then click Restore or Continue.
If your Mac has FileVault turned on, you're asked to unlock the disk. Enter the administrator password for your Mac, then click Restore. - When done, restart your Mac.
Restore specific files
Learn how to use Time Machine to restore specific files, including older versions of your files.
Learn more
- What to do if you can't restore with Time Machine (if you need help, contact Apple Support)