Adding back Mail folders and emails

Was transferring "On My Mac" mail folders to a new computer a few months ago and had some transfer issues. Eventually, I was able to offload about 20 folders of old emails (approx 2GB) to an ext HD. There are 20,000 old emails in folders.


How can I add these back to my current Mail app so they are organized and searchable. I just want them in the "On My Mac" section, with a minimum of effort, and without disrupting my well-tuned current Apple Mail.


Thanks!

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 12, 2022 01:10 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2022 08:26 AM

UArizona wrote:

Was transferring "On My Mac" mail folders to a new computer a few months ago and had some transfer issues. Eventually, I was able to offload about 20 folders of old emails (approx 2GB) to an ext HD. There are 20,000 old emails in folders.

How can I add these back to my current Mail app so they are organized and searchable. I just want them in the "On My Mac" section, with a minimum of effort, and without disrupting my well-tuned current Apple Mail.

Thanks!


Use the import/export function...


if in doubt use the Help menu in your Mail.app tool bar






Import or export mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support



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Aug 14, 2022 08:26 AM in response to UArizona

UArizona wrote:

Was transferring "On My Mac" mail folders to a new computer a few months ago and had some transfer issues. Eventually, I was able to offload about 20 folders of old emails (approx 2GB) to an ext HD. There are 20,000 old emails in folders.

How can I add these back to my current Mail app so they are organized and searchable. I just want them in the "On My Mac" section, with a minimum of effort, and without disrupting my well-tuned current Apple Mail.

Thanks!


Use the import/export function...


if in doubt use the Help menu in your Mail.app tool bar






Import or export mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support



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