Thank you for replying. > Do you mean copying the whole Mail directory doesn't work? I am sorry but I wasn't sure I understood the suggestion. Are you are suggesting I just drag and drop the entire mail directory into k3b? If so, it creates completely the uncertainly I am trying to avoid: I wouldn't know that when I drop the directory into a fresh install of Kmail, that I would be able to read my messages. When I move one message out of the directory and put it back, Kmail cannot "see" it (I might as well have deleted it) > Another way if you want to be selective is to import from the MailDir's or > mboxes from your copy by setting up a mail account in KMail to read from > it. I didn't understand what you meant here. Did you mean set up another user account? How then would I save the messages, without encountering the problem about? Gerry ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.