On Aug 17, 2009, at 12:56 PM, MacGuy wrote:
> > Ok, I don't really understand why apple can come up with a simple > "Back-up iCal", or "Export - Address book archive" but can't do the > same for mail?? I need a simple back up strategy for mail? how to do > it now..... Jeff I was under the impression that this is what the 'Archive' option in the Mailbox menu did. From Apple's help menu: (this is Mail v 3.6 in OS 10.5) "Archiving mailboxes You can archive (create a backup copy) of a mailbox so you can retrieve messages if needed. To archive a mailbox: 1) Select one or more mailboxes to archive. Shift-click to select mailboxes that are next to each other in the list, or Command-click to select mailboxes that are not next to one another. 2) Choose Mailbox > Archive Mailbox, or choose Archive Mailbox from the Action pop-up menu (looks like a gear) at the bottom of the sidebar. 3)Choose a folder or create a new folder where you want to store the archives, and then click Choose. Mail archives the mailboxes as .mbox packages. If you’ve already archived a mailbox, Mail does not overwrite the existing file but appends a number to the filename to create a new version of it." Otherwise, my iCal, AddressBook, and Mail all get backed up automatically along with the rest of my data with Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner. I'll only use the in-application backup utilities for exporting my data, not backing it up. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
