How do I retrieve email from time machine?

Imacquest Said:

"How do I retrieve old emails from time machine or from my backup disk? Disk is external WD my passport for mac. I can get the folder for the date I want but there are no emails. The same with time machine I can get the window but I can't find the emails. Apple instructions aren't very clear for an old guy like me."

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Retrieving Older eMail from a TMB:

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1. Go to: Backups.backupdb > ComputerName > Latest > Macintosh HD > Users > username > Library
2. Select: [your Mail folder]
3. Press: [Command + C] to copy a reference to it.
4. Import: Mac, choose File > Import Mailboxes.
5. Press: [Command + V]
6. Import form there.

If you are really using Mojave then you can restore a single email as noted but you really cannot restore a specific email any longer from TM if running a newer OS . This feature ended after Mojave. You can try to recover an entire mail box:

To restore mailbox:

Open Finder

Click “GO” in top menu bar then click option key

Open mail folder

Open V9 (or similar) folder

Then find the folders labeled with cryptic titles (at this point you could open TM if you want to go back in time)

Look down through those folders to find a mailbox (note: there may be more than one with same label).

If it contains email you want you can copy the entire folder to your desktop

Go back into mail and import that folder from your desktop