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Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another

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On 07.04.25 23:12, D.M. Procida wrote:
> I have a few GB of email locally for an account, and that address is now on a
> new IMAP server.
> 
> What I want to happen is Mail to write all that email, exactly as it was, to
> the new IMAP provider, including all the all sent mail, and the mail arranged
> into different mailboxes.
> 
> I thought that changing the server details on the account in Mail would do the
> trick, but I just ended up with a completely empty mail account (I got it back
> quickly enough after resetting the server details).

Most servers support drag and drop across accounts/providers. Make sure
you have the new and the old account in the same window and you can move
all mails or even better you copy them from the old one to the new one.

Jörg

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Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another D.M. Procida <daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> - 2025-04-07 21:12 +0000
  Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> - 2025-04-07 21:24 +0000
  Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-04-07 23:18 +0100
  Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-08 10:29 +0200
  Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> - 2025-04-08 10:20 +0000
    Re: Transfer all email from one IMAP provider to another D.M. Procida <daniele-at-vurt-dot-org@invalid.com> - 2025-09-27 20:13 +0000

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