Apple Mail--what is the difference of a SMART MAILBOX vs. a MAILBOX?

Roco · Roco #1 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 12:46 AM

And can you clean out your Inbox with either one? Or do messages still stay in the INBOX (can you archive msgs like GMAIL)

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 12:47 AM

Smart Mailboxes automatically update based on parameters that you set, so its basically a folder with built in rules

Roco · Roco #3 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by trpnmonkey41

Smart Mailboxes automatically update based on parameters that you set, so its basically a folder with built in rules

Wht does that mean? Sorry, does that mean you can set rules for them? Why are messages in the INBOX AND my Smart Mailbox??

shahvikram123 · shahvikram123 #4 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 08:05 AM

So for example you can set a smart mailbox to find emails from a certain person which contains specified words and after a certain date. However emails in this mailbox or not moved, it's like a virtual folder.

Another good example is that I set up a mailbox to search for only flagged emails. Makes it quick and easy to find all my flagged emails.

Sherman Homan · Sherman Homan #5 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 08:18 AM

Smart folders are like aliases. If you leave all your email in the Inbox a Smart folder can filter and organize your work email, personal, jokes, whatever. The actual emails are not really there, so no drive space is eaten up. Very handy!

iRock · iRock #6 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 10:01 AM

Its a filter

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #7 (**permalink**)

07-31-2007, 03:38 PM

Basically a Smart Mailbox is a saved search:

When you search for something in the Finder or with Spotlight, you don't move all the files you find to a new "search results folder", do you?

Smart Mailboxes work the same way: You enter search criteria, and it constantly updates the results in one mailbox. It doesn't move the emails away from other mailboxes, it just shows the results of your criteria.

So you can have the email "today's report from the boss" appear in your "work" smart mailbox, your "This week" smart mailbox, in your "boss's mails!!" smart mailbox etc.

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Roco #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2007 Posts: 21	07-31-2007, 12:46 AM And can you clean out your Inbox with either one? Or do messages still stay in the INBOX (can you archive msgs like GMAIL)
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shahvikram123 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 16, 2006 Location: UK, London Posts: 632 Mac Specs: Macbook: 2GHZ Intel C2D, 2 Gig Ram, 80 GB HD. Mac Mini: Intel C2D 2GHZ, 2 gig ram, 120gb HD	07-31-2007, 08:05 AM So for example you can set a smart mailbox to find emails from a certain person which contains specified words and after a certain date. However emails in this mailbox or not moved, it's like a virtual folder. Another good example is that I set up a mailbox to search for only flagged emails. Makes it quick and easy to find all my flagged emails.
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Sherman Homan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2006 Posts: 897	07-31-2007, 08:18 AM Smart folders are like aliases. If you leave all your email in the Inbox a Smart folder can filter and organize your work email, personal, jokes, whatever. The actual emails are not really there, so no drive space is eaten up. Very handy!
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iRock #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 841	07-31-2007, 10:01 AM Its a filter
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