Hi, wouldn’t this only apply if you are using IMAP not POP? I have one email account as POP so when mail is deleted on my phone I still have a copy on the Mac. Max.
> On 22 Jul 2021, at 5:47 am, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > While there are various ways to copy the contents of individual mail items to > a text document, which can be stored anywhere you wish, actual mail items and > the folders that contain them, are located on your email providers server, > and cannot be moved to a folder in iCloud, or anywhere else. > These mail items and folders should remain on your providers server > indefinitely, so you should not need to move them anywhere. > You should be able to setup access to your mail accounts from multiple > devices, and access these saved mail folders from any device that has access > to a particular mail account. > > HTH. > > - Brad - > > > On Jul 21, 2021, at 13:22, Paul Hopewell <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hello, > I am running the latest Bigsur on a 2018 iMac. I have been following recent > posts about the backup and migration benefits of storing my Documents and > Desktop folder in iCloud. I also store my contacts and calendar in iCloud > which is great for sharing between iMac and iPhone and future migration to a > new Mac.. > I currently keep important Emails in some 30 mail boxes stored on my iMac, > many of which I need to keep for several years. I am not using iCloud Mail. > Is it possible to save these local Mail boxes in iCloud for backup and > migration reasons? > Many thanks for any tips. > Best regards … Paul Hopewell > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can > reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D14EDBF4-6A3F-44E8-B7DD-A47330DC71D6%40hopewell.org.uk. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/530B6903-AB6B-4E04-BB69-B3913CE68EEF%40swbell.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/530B6903-AB6B-4E04-BB69-B3913CE68EEF%40swbell.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C8A480D2-0D06-443D-8210-469DFC2108FE%40internode.on.net.
