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How to back up imap email account...
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2005
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My email account is imap. In the event the server screws up my email at some point, I want to be sure I have it backed up. Two questions:
1. Is there a way to automatically back up email from my imap account on Mail to "on my mac"?
2. If I use Time Capsule to back up my entire system will it also back up email that is only in my imap account and not "on my mac" - so that if one day the server just disappeared I would still have all my email from the last sync with Time Capsule.
Thanks for any input.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Good question. I'm not too sure about the answer myself, although I suspect it will only backup email stored "On My Mac."
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Mac Elite
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The option to keep copies of messages for offline viewing, including attachments, which is found in the advanced account settings of Mail tells the program to keep local copies of everything in the library of your home folder.
The local copies are here: HomeFolder->Library->Mail->IMAP-AccountName
These can be backed up easily using whatever backup method you'd like.
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Clinically Insane
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Ah, good to know, thank you gradient.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Moderator  Join Date: Dec 2000
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I create local folders and every month or so will copy messages to it. If the server-side ever kicks the bucket, I can just copy back my stuff. Time Machine also backs up my user account, so that takes care of a backup for the local messages.
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Originally Posted by gradient 
The option to keep copies of messages for offline viewing, including attachments, which is found in the advanced account settings of Mail tells the program to keep local copies of everything in the library of your home folder.
The local copies are here: HomeFolder->Library->Mail->IMAP-AccountName
These can be backed up easily using whatever backup method you'd like.
Guess that would explain why I can read my imap email when I'm offline. 
Thanks for the clear explanation!
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
I create local folders and every month or so will copy messages to it. If the server-side ever kicks the bucket, I can just copy back my stuff. Time Machine also backs up my user account, so that takes care of a backup for the local messages.
Doesn't time machine already back up the local copy in your home folder, as gradient described?
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Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000
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It would, but I don't use Mail and I don't trust it for anything IMAP-related, local or no.
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