OS X Mavericks: Export mailbox to mail - how it works
On OS X Mavericks, you can export your mailbox to any folder. How to save all your mails as an .mbox file. We show you how to do this.
Export mailboxes to OS X Mavericks
If you want to save your mailboxes from Mail in an external file, you only have to activate the export function in Mail.
- Start "Mail" on your Mac.
- Select an account and then press "Mailbox" at the top of the system bar. Then click on "Export mailbox".
- Now determine the location where you want to save your mailbox.
- MacOS now creates an .mbox file. You can move them later as you like, pass them on via email or import them back into email.
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