hehe hee :-)) I also keep notes and records... but normally can't find them when I need to! My excuse is 'my filing system is hopeless'!
I had a good chuckle reading your father's "emergency cash in a book" episode! It was a really great idea with the location; to put the cash in a book in the library... There was only one flaw in the great idea... :( --- Email yourself the signatures to MBA copy and paste it into the signature settings. Always a pleasure to help you. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 7 Feb 2016, at 4:05 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Yes, Professors DO keep notes and records, but as they get old and doddery > they forget where they saved them! Like my Father, a medico rather than a > professor and anything but doddery, in the 1940s when a Japanese invasion > seemed likely he put a significant amount of emergency cash into a book in > our library which was very extensive - yes, after the excitement had passed > he forgot which book! > I had myself already tried your solution below with a similar result. > I will now take the easy way out and:- > 1. Empty the signatures folder on the MBAir > 2. Take text copies of the needed signatures from “Sent” emails on the > iMac > 3. As if adding new signatures, paste in the copies on the MacAir > That should fix it! it may even be how I did it before! > Thanks for bearing with me > Severin > >> On 7 Feb 2016, at 9:47 AM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Severin, >> >> Going back to your original post to WAMUG mailing list. >> /quote >> "I know I brought the signatures across from the iMac when first setting up >> the Air but have no recollection how I did it!” >> /end quote >> Don’t Professors keep notes ;-) >> >> I don’t know how you transferred all your Data over from the iMac to the >> MacBook Air, but I’m assuming that when you transferred Mail you also >> transferred Keychain Data across. >> >> Ok - On the iMac is Mail working all correctly and the signatures are >> attached to their correct accounts? >> On the MacBook Air Mail accounts are now all working correctly but >> signatures are not showing? >> If this is so, I would suggest you try: >> >> On the iMac and MacBook Air >> 1. Make sure Mail is QUIT >> 2. Turn OFF Time Machine >> 3. Then copy the 'Signatures Folder' located at >> ~/Library/Mail/V3/MailData/Signatures Folder >> from the iMac >> 4. Then place the Signatures folder in the same location >> ~/Library/Mail/V3/MailData/Signatures Folder >> on the MacBook Air (replacing the original Signatures folder) >> 5.Then launch Mail on the MacBook Air >> >> Provided that you have the same accounts set up on the MacBook Air as you do >> on the iMac, your signatures should be attached to their correct accounts. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >>> On 6 Feb 2016, at 9:30 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, they are all there >>> >>>> On 6 Feb 2016, at 6:11 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> But are any Signatures in the Signatures Folder located at >>>> ~/Library/Mail/V3//MailData/Signatures Folder ? >>>> >>>> There should be many files in that Signature Folder - similar to these: >>>> ---- >>>> 661CF5F7-82D5-4525-8FD2-6C9D9A556A50.mailsignature >>>> 661CF5F7-82D5-4525-8FD2-6C9D9A556A50.webarchive >>>> 662D600C-ADCC-4EE6-B53B-D4F5BCB99E9A.mailsignature >>>> 662D600C-ADCC-4EE6-B53B-D4F5BCB99E9A.webarchive >>>> 92164E81-10BA-40B2-AE4B-23327320A7B1.mailsignature >>>> 92164E81-10BA-40B2-AE4B-23327320A7B1.webarchive >>>> >>>> and >>>> AccountsMap.plist >>>> AllSignatures.plist >>>> —— >>>> If there aren’t any of files there - you don’t have any signatures - and >>>> will need to setup new signatures and then Assign each new signature to >>>> one account, or to multiple accounts and configure their behaviour, as I >>>> explained in my previous reply to WAMUG. >>>> >>>> If you require details how to setup new signatures, post back & I’ll give >>>> you details. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>>> On 6 Feb 2016, at 5:15 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> No I am not seeing any signatures at all in the Prefs window. The item >>>>> Signatures even says “0 signatures” in the Signatures window and the >>>>> second and third windows are blank. >>>>> Accounts Map.plist, AllSignatures.plist and SignaturesByAccout.plist are >>>>> all showing. >>>>> Severin >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 5 Feb 2016, at 5:35 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By an unfortunate error, I alone am to blame!, the signatures file on >>>>>>> my MacBook Air Mail is empty. >>>>>>> It mirrored the file in my iMac, both running latest el Capitan. >>>>>>> Restoring the Signatures file (in ~sev/library/mail/V3/maildata from >>>>>>> TimeMachine works fine but still no signatures. >>>>>>> I know I brought the signatures across from the iMac when first setting >>>>>>> up the Air but have no recollection how I did it! >>>>>>> Advice welcomed - it’s too hot for these traumas, my local Albany >>>>>>> garden temperature topped an unusual 30C today - what is it all coming >>>>>>> to! >>>>>>> Severin Crisp
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