Apple Mail - Exporting a Mailbox

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This document contains instructions on using a non-Microsoft email client, such as Apple Mail or Thunderbird. Microsoft does not recommend these clients for use with Office 365, and there are often significant limitations in client functionality as a result.

Because of this, the DoIT Help Desk is only able to offer best effort support for these clients, and certain issues may require the use of a Microsoft client in order to be resolved. For more information on Office 365 client support, please see: Office 365 - Which clients/protocols will be supported?.

This document will provide step-by-step guidance on how to export a mailbox from Apple Mail.

  1. Open the Mail application.

    Open Apple Mail

  2. Right-click on the folder you want to export, then select Export Mailbox...

    Select Export Mailbox

  3. Select a location where you would like to save the exported mailbox. Then click Choose. A .mbox file will be created and stored in the location you selected.

    Save Exported File

You now have a copy of the Apple Mail mailbox you selected.



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Owner:Help Desk KB Team .Group:DoIT Help Desk
Created:2014-03-14 11:17 CDTUpdated:2018-04-16 12:41 CDT
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