Hold down the "option" key when you drag, this will bring the entire file not just the alias.
On Jan 30, 2013, at 8:22 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > Thanks, I'll try your suggestions. > > I dragged the folder from the external HD to the iMac HD and thought it > worked but all I ended up with was a ghost folder. > > Anne > On Jan 30, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > >> You should be able to put it back in that same location. That is, copy the >> "Travel" folder to Home>Library>Mail>Mailboxes. Then restart Mail (you may >> have to restart the computer) and it should show up again in your Mail >> sidebar. >> >> If it doesn't, you may be able to import the emails inside it using the >> "Import Mailboxes … " command under Mail's File menu. >> >>> Good questions. Sorry I didn't include before. >>> >>> The Folder is Home>Library>Mail>Mailboxes>Travel >>> >>> Using a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Mac OS X 10.6.8. >>> >>> My new iMac is supposed to arrive tomorrow and I should definitely just >>> start over with mail (and many other folders) since at the moment even >>> without the travel folder it takes up close to 3.5 GB for over 20,000 >>> items. Sort of unwieldy when it comes to finding anything. >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On Jan 30, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: >>> >>>> What is the name of that folder and what version of Mac OS are you using? >>>> >>>>> OK< I've got the mailbox I want on my backup external HD. How do I move >>>>> that folder to my iMac or maybe I should ask where do I move it? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
