If you created an iCloud account before September 19, 2012, or moved to iCloud with an active MobileMe account before August 1, 2012, you have both @me.com and @icloud.com email addresses. If you had a working @mac.com email address as of July 9, 2008, kept your MobileMe account active, and moved to iCloud before August 1, 2012, you can use. Gmail and Apple Mail. The concept of creating a Gmail account in Apple Mail is simple enough. Gmail makes use of standard mail protocols, and Apple Mail supports the methods of communicating with the Gmail servers. You can add a Gmail account the same way you'd add any POP or IMAP account you currently use. Welcome to Apple Support Communities. I understand that you'd like to know how to add your iCloud (@me.com) email address to Outlook on your Mac. I know it's important to have your accounts where you'd like them to be set up; I'd like to help. You'll want to use the mail server settings below to set this account up with Outlook: Mail server. This article will guide you through Mac Mail account setup to work with your Exchange mailbox. Note: Intermedia support options are limited for Mac Mail since there is no way to open a case with Apple. To set up Mac Mail. Open Mac Mail application. Select Mail Accounts. On the Internet Accounts page, select Exchange from the list.
Add an email account
If you haven't already set up an email account in Mail, you might be prompted to add one when you open the app. If you're not prompted, or you just want to add another account, follow these steps:
- From the menu bar in Mail, choose Mail > Add Account.
- Select your email provider from the list, then click Continue.
- Some accounts, such as Google, might ask that you click Open Browser to complete authentication in your web browser.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to enter account details, such as your name, email address, and password. If you're not sure what information to enter, please contact your email provider for help.
Use the Inbox for each account
The Inbox gathers together the messages for every email account you added. If you added more than one account, you can click the disclosure triangle next to Inbox in the sidebar, then select a mailbox to see only the messages for that account.
Optional: Turn on other account features
If your account includes support for contacts, calendars, notes, or other features in addition to email, you can turn those features on or off:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Internet Accounts.
- Select your account in the sidebar.
- Select the features you want to use with your account.
You just need to locate the Apple Mail Backup Location, as all your emails are stored automatically on your hard drive. From there you can just make the copy of the apple mail database and your backup will be stored securely. Here's how you can locate your apple mail backup location:
Find and Open the Folder Where OS X Mail Stores Mail
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To go to the folder that holds your OS X Mail messages:
- Open a new window in OS X Finder.
- Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
- You can also press Command-Shift-G. - Type '~/Library/Mail/V3'.
- Press Enter.
You can find your folders and messages in sub-folders to the V3 folder:
- Local mailboxes are in the Mailboxes sub-folder.
- POP email accounts can be found in sub-folders with POP- in their name.
- IMAP accounts' mailboxes are in sub-folder that have IMAP- in their name.
The messages are stored in .mbox folders, one per OS X Mail email folder. Open and explore these folders to discover (and open or copy) the emails saved as .emlx files.
Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail 5–8 Store Mail
To open the folder where Mac OS X Mail keeps your messages:
- Open a Finder window.
- Select Go | Go to Folder… from the menu.
- Type '~/Library/Mail/V2'.
- You can have Finder auto-complete the folder names by pressing Tab. - Click OK.
Mac OS X Mail stores the mailboxes in sub-folders to the Mail directory, one sub-folder per account. POP accounts start with POP-, IMAP accounts with IMAP-.
Mail Accounts Offline Mac
Find and Open the Folder Where Mac OS X Mail 1-4 Store Mail
Add Mail Account Mac
To locate the folder where Mac OS X Mail 1-4 stores mail:
Mac Email
- Open a new Finder window.
- Go to your home directory.
- You can use the Home toolbar button
- or select Go | Home from the menu to go home. - Open the Library/Mail directory..
Mail Accounts For Mac High Sierra
Some alternative to Backup Email on Apple Mail are: