where are the mail accounts stored on a Mac?

looking for my mail in a back up. where is that stored?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 5, 2023 07:40 PM

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mrokloricred37

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Posted on May 5, 2023 08:27 PM

your Home Folder > Library > Mail > V10 folder

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mrokloricred37

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May 5, 2023 08:27 PM in response to evert65

your Home Folder > Library > Mail > V10 folder

tbirdvet

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May 6, 2023 04:33 AM in response to evert65

They are stored as noted but trying to find a pacific email is almost impossible. You need to use a third party app like Mailsteward of MailbackupX to store your email in a user friendly way.

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