How to import and export mail on Mac OS

Updated On:
4 June 2019
Documented By:
Roger

To export the mailboxes

Select one or more mailboxes, right-click the mailboxes then select export mailbox

Mac Mail right clicking mailbox to select Export Mailbox

 

Choose a folder or create a new folder, then click choose to start exporting the mailboxes

Mac Mail choosing folder destination to export mailbox

Check the folder that you have exported, to make sure that the mailbox that you exported is in the folder.

Mac Mail checking exported mailbox in destination folder

 

To import the mailboxes

On top of the navigation bar, there is a “File”. Click on the “File”, select “Import Mailboxes”

Mac Mail File menu clicking Import Mailboxes option

Choose a source in the list, select the folder that you exported and click choose

Mac Mail choosing source Apple Mail folder to import

 

Mac Mail import complete clicking Done to finish

note:
• if you’re importing a mailbox exported from Mail or a folder, select Apple Mail
• if you’re importing message from a Windows or UNIX computer, select “Files in mbox format” then locate the folder which contains the files.

After importing the mail, click Done. You can check your imported mail in “Import” folder.

Mac Mail import complete clicking Done to finish

 

file is ready to import

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