In this case, you can always add the accounts back to Airmail app very quickly using iCloud and Airmail will download all the emails again from the servers. But it is equally important to do the backup of the Airmail data if you are in someway relying on any local only data. Archive Apple Mail Emails. Archiving Apple mail emails is one of the basic steps opt by users for.
You can export your Apple Mail mailboxes with the following steps:
First Method: Export mailboxes
- Select one or more mailboxes, then choose Mailbox > Export Mailbox.
- Choose a folder or create a new folder, then click Choose.Mail exports the mailboxes as .mbox packages. If you previously exported a mailbox, Mail doesn’t overwrite the existing .mbox file; it creates a new .mbox file, such as My Mailbox 3.mbox.
Second Method: You can go directly to the folder where Mail saves its data through the Finder and duplicate it to store a copy elsewhere. Inside the Finder, menu Go > Go to Folder and then paste this path:
FOr third and last option you may go for any third party app available online for apple mail backup. The Backup query for Apple Mail has been covered multiple times on this forum, have a look at some of those, might be helpful:
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Jan 11, 2018 2:16 AM
This explains about backup and restore of the Airmail data so that you do not lose it in case of broken devices or corruption of data.Why is a backup required?
Airmail saves its data on the local disk of the device. It is generally not required to backup the data of Airmail if you are only using Google/iCloud/IMAP/Exchange accounts along with the iCloud to save your app settings. In this case, you can always add the accounts back to Airmail app very quickly using iCloud and Airmail will download all the emails again from the servers.
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There are two types of accounts (Local and POP3) which save local only data and the data is corruptible if something goes wrong. Therefore, it is strictly recommended for all users who use local only data, to make timely backups.
Airmail allows you to create local accounts which you can create in Airmail Preferences > Accounts > + > Add Local Account and these accounts help you if you want to transfer the messages on your hard disk in case you have a limited storage email account. Similarly, Airmail allows you to add accounts using POP3 protocol in Airmail Preferences.
Following are the two ways to backup and restore the Airmail data
TimeMachine backups
If you are using TimeMachine to backup your entire Mac files, then Airmail data will also be automatically backed up. When you restore the TimeMachine backup, Airmail data will be restored too and you can also individually restore the data for only Airmail.
For macOS Sierra 10.12 or earlier, simply restore ~/Library/Containers/it.bloop.airmail2 to the corresponding path on your Mac.
For macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later, you will have to restore the folder, as shown in the screenshot below
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~/Library/Group Containers/2E337YPCZY.airmail to the corresponding location on the Mac.Manual backup and restore
For macOS Sierra 10.12 or earlier, backup/copy the following path ~/Library/Containers/it.bloop.airmail2 and restore it whenever required to the same location.
Email Backup Software
For macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later,How Do I Backup Mail On My Mac
backup/copy the folder, as shown in the screenshot above~/Library/Group Containers/2E337YPCZY.airmail and restore it when required to the same location.
Please note that when you restore a backup, the current data from the app will be replaced by the restored data.
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Published on: 01 / 13 / 2019