How to Manually Move Apple Mail to New Computer

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This worked for moving Apple (Mac) Mail from one computer to another in High Sierra without using Time Machine.

 

Move the following folders from the User /Libarary Folder from the old computer to the new computer putting them in the same place.

 

for Internet Accounts

…/Accounts (folder)  (DO NOT FORGET THIS ONE)

 

for Mail

…/Mail (folder)

…/Mail Downloads (folder)

…/Containers/com.apple.mail (folder)

…/Preferences/com.apple.accounts.plist (file)

…/Preferences/com.apple.accountsd.plist (file)

…/Preferences/com.apple.mail-shared.plist (file)

…/Preferences/com.apple.MailMigratorService.plist (file)

…/SyncedPreferences/com.apple.mail-com.apple.mail.vipsenders.plist (file)

…/SyncedPreferences/com.apple.mail.plist (file)

 

for Keychain

…/Keychains (folder)

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