Thanks Pete On Mon, 2019-05-06 at 19:13 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > My wife has an Evolution mailbox configured as POP3. I want to > > convert > > this implementation over to IMAP. Can I backup her mail via the > > Evolution backup tool (1G+), wipe out that mailbox, recreate it > > under > > the same mailbox name and address as IMAP, and import the mail from > > the > > backup? > > Will that work? > > > The POP mail is stored on the computer - even if you delete the POP > account, the mail will still be there on the computer. > > So, backup the mail (for safety), delete the POP account, create the > IMAP account, once that's all done and everything is happy, copy > whatever mail you want from "On this computer" into the IMAP account. > > There's no need to remove the mailbox under "On this Computer", and > if > it's the Inbox, you probably shouldn't anyway as it'll just cause > confusion later. > > P. > > > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
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