If you back up your ~/Library/Mail folder as well as the com.apple.mail.plist file in ~/Library/Preferences, that should be all that you need. - cricket On Apr 19, 2004, at 5:26 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > Hi Newbies - > > Thanks for having this list. > > Where are data files for OSX Mail, so I can back them up? > > Where might be the user files for my Palm data? > > Generally, where's this stuff? Bookmarks, etc. > > Many thanks in advance for any enlightenment.