Mac users attempt to backup Apple Mail to external hard drive for different reasons, for example, protect important messages from unexpected data loss disaster, transfer emails to external hard drive to save disk space, etc. Fortunately, there are many ways can help to manage this job. And each of these methods has its advantages and drawbacks. Next, we will introduce them in details one by one.
The archive folder for Gmail is called All Mail. Choose another folder. Select any of your existing folders for the archive. If you don't get that prompt, you're email should automatically have gone to the Archive folder. Add an email account to Outlook. Archive messages in Outlook (for Windows).
Method 1. Backup Apple mail using Time Machine
- Step 3: Shift to the Mail view, and click to open the Archives Folder or its subfolders in the Navigation Pane. Then you can access all archived emails easily. Note: Apart from archived emails, you can get the archived calendars, contacts, items, notes, etc. With pressing Ctrl + 6 keys simultaneously to show the folder list, and then click corresponding folders under Archives in the Navigation.
- In the Import window that appears, choose Mail for Mac OS X and click the Continue button. In the resulting sheet, select the folder that contains your mailbox archives and click Choose.
When it comes to Mac backup, Time Machine is always the first method to be mentioned. To backup Apple Mail emails, just right click Time Machine icon in the Dock and select 'Back Up Now' from the pop-up menu.
Drawbacks:
- You should first install and enable Time Machine on your Mac computer.
- You might get the risk of data loss if Time Machine backup restore failed.
Method 2. Backup Apple mail using Export Mailbox feature
Mail's Export Mailbox option is a feature which is attractive for users who want to remove messages entirely from Mail while still holding onto copies. With it, you can easily archive email in Apple Mail. To backup Apple mail, you should:
First, create a mailbox. Just open Mail and go to Mailbox > New Mailbox, then drag and drop those messages you want to the newly-created mailbox.
Then, start to export a mailbox. Right-click on the mailbox in the sidebar and choose 'Export Mailbox'. Next, choose a destination for the .mbox file and click 'Choose'.
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Drawbacks:
There are users said that they have lost their emails while archiving apple mail emails as their emails got corrupted and sometimes some unknown errors occurred for no reason.
Method 3. Backup Apple mail using third-party Mac backup software
Due to the drawbacks mentioned above, it is inevitable that users may get some glitches while trying to backup apple mail emails and its mailboxes using Time Machine or Mail's Export Mailbox feature. In view of this, we think it is better to choose a safer alternative solution - EaseUS Mac backup software to manage the job.
Step 1. Launch EaseUS Mac backup software, click the first Backup tab > Click + button at the left corner of the left pane to create a backup project - name the backup project and click OK.
Step 2. Set up the backup destination where you want to store Mac Mail emails as backups, automatically backup frequency etc and click OK. Here, if you want to backup Apple mail to an external hard drive, please connect it to Mac before launching the backup software.
Step 3. Click File+ to selectively choose files and folders to backup and click the blue start button to backup your Mac mail emails now.
Outlook for Mac accounts connected to Exchange may sometimes get error messages stating that their Exchange mailbox is full. And IT support team may have to ask the email client users to delete unnecessary emails and attachments or to archive their mailbox data. Here, we will go through the causes of this issue and ways to deal with it.
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Why the Exchange Mailbox is Full?
An Exchange connected user mailbox cannot accommodate more messages when its size reaches the mailbox quota allocated by the Exchange administrator for it. Then, users will have to reduce their mailbox size from the Outlook for Mac email client itself. Deleting unwanted emails and separating attachments from mails can help to some extent. However, a better approach would be to archive the old Outlook for Mac mailbox data and retain only the recent and most relevant items in the mailbox. Let us see how you can check the size of your Outlook for Mac mailbox folders and archive their items.
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How to Check the Size of Mailbox Folders in Outlook for Mac?
In Outlook for Mac, users don’t have the facility to check the size of the entire mailbox. They have to do it individually for each folder. For this, right-click the folder, select Folder Properties, and go to Storage tab on the Folder Properties dialogue box. Here one can view the size of the folder as well as the sizes of its subfolders.
How to Archive Outlook for Mac Mailbox Folder Data?
The method for archiving folders in Outlook for Mac is given below:
- Begin by choosing one or more messages to archive.
- From the top ribbon, select Archive.
- Click on Continue on the prompt (This will let you create you a new archive folder).
- Now, to set archiving rules go to Tools and select Rules, further select Edit Rules.
- Then select Exchange from the left menu pane, then click on ‘+’ to add a new rule.
- Assign a Rule name and specify the required conditions. Then click on OK to save the rule.
- To apply the rule to a folder, select all its emails and click Message > Rules > Apply > Select Rule.
How to Backup OLM Files in PST?
Many OLM users may want to backup their OLM files as PST files. By doing so, they can access their emails in MS Outlook (Windows environment). The process is given below:
- Begin by signing in to your Gmail account so as to configure the IMAP email account.
- Then configure your Mac Outlook OLM file with the same Gmail account.
- Now, create a Gmail label and then start synchronizing the OLM file with IMAP
- Now, move all OLM file data to IMAP account and then move OLM emails from IMAP mailbox to MS Outlook PST
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Also, you can opt for a third party tool Kernel for OLM to PST converter for the conversion of OLM files to PST. This tool helps you to convert OLM files to PST format. It helps migrate all Outlook for Mac items including emails, attachments, calendars, etc. to the Windows environment.
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