Problem: When I install the Mac OS X native version of Eudora, I lose all the emails and settings I had before.

Solution:

The Eudora settings and mailboxes are stored in a different location in Mac OS X. If you want to use your old settings in mailboxes, there are three different ways to do so.

Before you try any of the three options, make sure no version of Eudora is running.

These are the three ways:

1. You can move the original settings and mailboxes to the correct location.
The settings and mailboxes for the Mac OS 9 version of Eudora are held in a folder called “Eudora Folder.”

It should be located in two possible locations: either in the Documents folder on the first level of your hard drive, or inside the Mac OS 9 System Folder.

Move “Eudora Folder,” whereever you find it, into the Documents folder found in your home directory. Which you can get to either by clicking on the Home icon in any Finder window or by going to /Users/(Your User Name)/Documents.

2. You can copy the old Eudora Folder into the proper location.

The settings and mailboxes for the Mac OS 9 version of Eudora are held in a folder called “Eudora Folder.”

It should be located in two possible locations: either in the Documents folder on the first level of your hard drive, or inside the Mac OS 9 System Folder.

Once you find it, highlight it by clicking it on it once, then go to the Edit menu and choose “Copy.” Then go to the proper location which is the Documents folder inside your home directory. Which you can get to either by clicking on the Home icon in any Finder window or by going to /Users/(Your User Name)/Documents. Once you are in this documents folder, go to the Edit menu and choose “Paste.”

3. Have an alias to your old settings folder which allows you to share settings and mailboxes for both the Mac OS 9 and the Mac OS X version of Eudora.

The settings and mailboxes for the Mac OS 9 version of Eudora are held in a folder called “Eudora Folder.”

It should be located in two possible locations: either in the Documents folder on the first level of your hard drive, or inside the Mac OS 9 System Folder.

Once you find it, highlight it by clicking it on it once, then go to the File menu and choose “Make Alias” then move the alias to proper location which is the Documents folder in the home directory. Which you can get to either by clicking on the Home icon in any Finder window or by going to /Users/(Your User Name)/Documents. Then rename the alias “Eudora Folder”.

Once you have follow one of the above three steps, relaunch Eudora and your old settings and mailboxes should now be recognized.