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Where does Mail.app store your mail? want to backup
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Nathan Adams
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Jan 28, 2003, 11:36 PM
 
I'm just about to reformat my mac, and want to make sure I backup up all my mail. Anybody know where mail.app stores them all?
     
idjeff
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Jan 28, 2003, 11:58 PM
 
Take a look in your home directory, in the library folder, in the mail folder. Back all of it up. After you reinstall, just drag that folder back to where it was before.

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