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Created November 14, 2021 09:13
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Export emails and account configuration from Mail.app in macOS to move to a new Mac
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mail_export_macos.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo [1/4] Creating MailExport folder on the Desktop
folder=/Users/$(whoami)/Desktop/MailExport
mkdir -p $folder
echo [2/4] Exporting mail...
cp -R /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Mail $folder
echo [3/4] Exporting account information...
cp -R /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Accounts $folder
echo [4/4] Exporting Mail preferences...
cp /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.accounts.plist $folder
cp /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.accountsd.plist $folder
cp /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail-shared.plist $folder
echo Done! Mail.app mail and configuration has been exported to $folder
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thedanhub commented Nov 14, 2021 •
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Requires Full Disk Access by Terminal.app in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy in order to be able to copy folders inside the user's Library.

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