Moving cached IMAP folders into OnMyMac when offline

If you try and move messages or folders in the IMAp folders of an account that is not online - you will be thwarted!

BUT if you take a copy of the files as shown here, and then re import them into your mail account, you can then safely point to another imap server and not lose all your cached content that would otherwise disappear!

Step 1 Create a copy of the folder that matches the list of mailboxes you need..
~/Library/Mail/Vx/RANDOM-NUMBER
I copied while Mail was open with no issue!




Step 2
From File choose Import and choose Apple Mail format.



The Imports create an Import folder each time you attempt it in the On my mac section.

Step 3
Then simply drag and drop the content of each folder, (or entire folders) up into either the On my Mac section,
Step3a or MOVE the folders into the IMAP folders area to upload to the new server... although I couldn't get this actually to copy so left this step out!
It may be that you need to create the empty folders on the IMAP are and then drag the mail items into each one ?


In a  similar vain - see also https://www.macworld.com/article/3272250/how-to-recover-a-mail-folder-from-time-machine-in-macos.html which details much the same procedure but from a  mailbox restored using Time machine.

Autocomplete and Recently Used Contacts in Office 2016 2019

Occasionally a new cache file is built for some reason and the old one abandoned by Outlook.

Simply rename the current one in use (you can tell by the date), and then copy over the slightly older one (but it will have a large file size compared to the new one in use).

Restart Outlook – and Voila – it starts working again.

Now if we could only get the users to add these emails into their address book – or get Outlook to do that automatically!

 Kudos to this article for hints on the autocomplete file and overwriting it https://kb.intermedia.net/Article/1894

When its working - the user is greeted by these happy (full) dialog boxes :)

When I stops working (possibly due to the G Sync tool?) the user has no entries in these dropdown boxes and feels LOST!

To fix it, I simply copy over an older (but larger Stream_Autocomplete_xxx.dat file. In this case I could have used the one ending in F82, but instead chose to use a slightly older but larger version I put away  in May in case this happened again - which it did!!

How to backup your Google Gmail content SPOILER; Team Drive is not supported

If you are closing down a G Suite account (or just a standard personal GMail account - although I can't think why you'd ever do that!?), than you can store all the mail content offline by syncing a Thunderbird mailbox to it, and then changing the password so that the IMAP no longer ever syncs. Wow - that;s a good idea which I only just now thought of! You could then copy (or rename) the Thunderbird Profile folder - and load it as a different account.

You could then even selectively copy or move content by older or individually into another [live] gmail or other IMAP account to sync the content up.

Voila.

In addition to the takeout mentioned next, the GSuite Migration Tool from within the admin console would be the first thing to try. All email form the old box appears in the new box - but where? (More to follow on this... see Jake's blog https://jakebinstein.com/)

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6351475?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=6351498

Successfully migrated 21766 emails

3 emails failed to be migrated

Details

Migration Status	Complete Successfully migrated 21766 emails 3 emails failed to be migrated Download Migration Error Details
Connection Settings	Migration Server: Gmail Connection Protocol: IMAP Email Server: imap.gmail.com

If you prefer, (or in addition) you should use the account takeout service prior to disbanding...

This allows you to selectively zip up the data content of all your google services, and mailbox in MBOX format, and download some large files google make available.

Actually making using of these backups however is not so easy.

Importing the MBOXs into Thunderbird appears to be the most common advice.

A good guide covering all this for both PC and Mac https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-downloaded-gmail-data/

However, GYB is another option. I haven't yet tried it, but it looks promising:

https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back/wiki#step-5-performing-a-restore

Head over to takeout to start the process:

There is only one entry for Drive - nothing for Teams Drive (another Blog to come on this!)

Under Mailbox, there are options to choose labels - not sure if this excludes those not selected!?!?

In Step 2 there are options as to how to access the files:

The archives look like this.

Adventures changing pickup rollers on a Fuji Xerox CM415

If you struck this problem - and solved it - please skip to another site right now!

In a printer with an additional main tray, the lower tray rollers change in a snap.
The primary tray rollers, however refuse to come off as there is a plastic cover in the way.. still not sure what it's function is - other than for me to create this post!

The trick is to release the catch and slide the cover to the left. It comes off easily and the rollers can be accessed. (Some say you may need to remove the grey plastic plate below the black plate with one screw - but I could push past that without removing it).

Some helpful photos

The Cloud - for non technical audiences - a shared Google Slides presentation

This is a Google Slides presentation shared for public visibility: Take a look at this 10 minute presentation on my explanation of The Cloud to a non-technical audience - what it is and how it can be used - with an example of email hosted in the cloud (versus the old POP method)

How do I get a new iCloud email address? Simple, you'd think!

When setting up a new idevice for a customer who has never had an iCloud account [gasp] you will need a new iCloud account?
No problem - but you will need a valid email address against which to authenticate!

But hang on, the iCloud email is not yet active...

On your new iPad, you get to login the first time with this validating email - not your new iCloud email  - as it has not yet been enabled!!!

Within the online icloud.com portal, there is no switch to turn on the iCloud email.

Instead you need to go into the iPad's AppleID Accounts settings and in the iCloud entry, you are able to switch on the iCloud email...

Only THEN is the new email address of your choosing active!

This is where you turn it on

The last step is to change the Appleid to the iCloud address rather than the illogical gmail address :)
as follows:

Thanks to this post for the pointers:

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/207170/is-it-still-possible-to-get-icloud-com-email-address

The steps seem strange, but first you must create your appleid using a non Apple address (note that if you already have an @icloud, @mac, or @me email address that email address is already an Apple ID)
Once your Apple ID has been created, on the device go to Settings > iCloud and flip the mail switch on, you will be prompted there to create your @icloud.com email address.
Alternatively, you can go to setting and go to mail. From there, add account and choose iCloud. If you choose "create Apple ID" at this screen, for whatever reason, it will allow you to create an "@icloud.com" email.