How can I clear up Mac Mail? And can I delete the Mail Downloads folder on my Mac?Īpple' s Mail app is designed to cache every single email and attachment that you've ever received for offline viewing. I never thought that the Mail could be such a memory hog. So I checked the storage of SSD disk the other day and was surprised to find that the Apple Mail takes up an insane amount - about 25 GB - of disk space.
Please note that when you restore a backup, the current data from the app will be replaced by the restored data.My 128 GB MacBook Air is about to run out of space. ~/Library/Group Containers/2E337YPCZY.airmail and restore it when required to the same location. When you restore the TimeMachine backup, Airmail data will be restored too and you can also individually restore the data for only Airmail.įor macOS Sierra 10.12 or earlier, simply restore ~/Library/Containers/it.bloop.airmail2 to the corresponding path on your Mac.įor macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later, you will have to restore the folder, as shown in the screenshot below ~/Library/Group Containers/2E337YPCZY.airmail to the corresponding location on the Mac.įor macOS Sierra 10.12 or earlier, backup/copy the following path ~/Library/Containers/it.bloop.airmail2 and restore it whenever required to the same location.įor macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later, backup/copy the folder, as shown in the screenshot above If you are using TimeMachine to backup your entire Mac files, then Airmail data will also be automatically backed up. Similarly, Airmail allows you to add accounts using POP3 protocol in Airmail Preferences.įollowing are the two ways to backup and restore the Airmail data Therefore, it is strictly recommended for all users who use local only data, to make timely backups.Īirmail allows you to create local accounts which you can create in Airmail Preferences > Accounts > + > Add Local Account and these accounts help you if you want to transfer the messages on your hard disk in case you have a limited storage email account. There are two types of accounts (Local and POP3) which save local only data and the data is corruptible if something goes wrong.
In this case, you can always add the accounts back to Airmail app very quickly using iCloud and Airmail will download all the emails again from the servers.īut it is equally important to do the backup of the Airmail data if you are in someway relying on any local only data. It is generally not required to backup the data of Airmail if you are only using Google/iCloud/IMAP/Exchange accounts along with the iCloud to save your app settings. This explains about backup and restore of the Airmail data so that you do not lose it in case of broken devices or corruption of data.Īirmail saves its data on the local disk of the device.
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