How to Make Smart Mailboxes Deliver [Mac]

1. How do I use Smart Mailboxes in Mac Mail?
2. What is the difference between mailbox and smart mailbox in Apple Mail?
3. How do I move a smart mailbox to another Mac?
4. How do I use smart mailbox folder?
5. How do I separate mailboxes in Mac Mail?
6. What is smart mailbox on my Mac?
7. What are on my Mac mailboxes?
8. How do I create a smart mailbox on my Iphone?
9. How do I export my Mac mailbox?
10. How do I import a mailbox to my Mac?
11. Where did my Mac mail folders go?

How do I use Smart Mailboxes in Mac Mail?

To begin, click the “Mailbox” menu and then “New Smart Mailbox…”. Go ahead and give your smart mailbox an appropriate name. In our example, we're going to create a smart mailbox to gather all work correspondence in one place. Remember, these e-mails won't be moved from the inbox, they'll simply appear as if they are.

What is the difference between mailbox and smart mailbox in Apple Mail?

Rules operate on mailboxes. Smart mailboxes only provide views. You want mailboxes. Luckily, deleting a smart mailbox doesn't delete any actual mail, since it's just a view.

How do I move a smart mailbox to another Mac?

Move Mail to a New Mac: How to Copy On My Mac Email Folders

1. Open the folder you want to copy under On My Mac in Apple Mail on macOS. ...
2. Select Mailbox | Export Mailbox… from the menu.
3. Choose a location that will allow you to move the created file to the new Mac. ...
4. Click Choose.

How do I use smart mailbox folder?

Here's how to use the features of Smart Mailbox in Apple Mail:

1. To create a smart mailbox: Click on 'Mailbox', then choose 'New Smart Mailbox'.
2. Give Name and choose the criteria for the smart mailbox inside the pop-menus and text-fields.
3. This will appear on the Mail Sidebar after you have at least one smart mailbox.

How do I separate mailboxes in Mac Mail?

Answer: A: Just click on the disclosure triangle and view each inbox separately. You can also drag the unified inbox to the Favorites bar and select from it. Or, you could drag each separately to the bar to have them separated on the bar.

What is smart mailbox on my Mac?

A Smart Mailbox displays email messages that are stored in other mailboxes and that meet certain criteria you specify. For example, a Smart Mailbox could include all the messages you receive about a specific project, regardless of which mailboxes the messages are stored in.

What are on my Mac mailboxes?

The “On My Mac” or “On My Computer” refer to folders / mailboxes that have been created on your local computer and stored there. If you have a computer failure, and don't have backups, that mail will be lost with no way to recover it.

How do I create a smart mailbox on my Iphone?

Here's how:

1. In the Mailboxes list, tap Edit in the upper-right corner, then tap New Mailbox.
2. Give your mailbox a name. If you have more than one email account set up on your device, tap Mailbox Location and choose the account where you want to create a mailbox.
3. Tap Save, then tap Done.

How do I export my Mac mailbox?

To export a mailbox, select the mailbox from the sidebar and choose Mailbox > Export Mailbox. Alternatively, you can right-click on the mailbox in the sidebar and choose Export Mailbox. Next, choose a destination for the . mbox file and click Choose.

How do I import a mailbox to my Mac?

You can import a mailbox from Apple Mail or as a file which may or may not be named with the MBOX format.

1. 1) Open Mail and click File > Import Mailboxes from the menu bar.
2. 2) Mark either Apple Mail or Files in mbox format and click Continue.
3. 3) You'll then be prompted to locate the file and then click Choose.

Where did my Mac mail folders go?

Make sure you have Mailboxes select in the Favorites bar. This will show your Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Trash etc. along with the local "On My Mac" folders. If the folders that are missing were local "On My Mac" folders they could still be on your Mac but not showing.