[NMUG] Losing Mail

[Anthony Brahams]

Thanks very much. Could I use TimeMachine if simpler?

Anthony


On 22 Feb 2009, at 19:52, Paul Durrant wrote:

> You can't really use POP3 on one and iMAP on the other.
>
> IMAP's inbox only shows you what email is on the server (& it's also  
> stored locally)
>
> To get your old emails back, you'll need to restore a back-up of  
> your mail folder (~/Library/Mail) and import from that into your  
> current Mail - all your old
> mail will then be stored in a local-only folder, and will be easily  
> accessible.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 22 Feb 2009, at 18:41, Anthony Brahams wrote:
>
>> My iTouch was getting flooded with mail, even that that had been  
>> emptied from Trash on the main computer (imac). So I changed from  
>> POP to imap and it stopped. However all the received and sent mail  
>> in the computer that had not been filed, e.g. had been left in the  
>> in box, has disappeared. That which did find its way to the ITouch  
>> I dileleted there as I did no want to clutter up that machine and  
>> did not know it had gone from the iMac.
>>
>> Can I use pop on the iMac and imap on the itouch> Would not have  
>> thought so but maybe I can?
>>
>> Welcome help. please.
>>
>> Anthony
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