On Aug 17, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > 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, thanks for the info... I usually use CCC for all backups, but alas, it's time to nuke & Pave (years of goo) Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
