Where Does Canary Mail Store Data?
Canary keeps a local CanaryDB on Mac with mail on the provider. The container path plus keys story.
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Canary Mail keeps mail itself on your provider and caches app data locally in ~/Library/Containers/io.canarymail.mac/Data/Library/Application Support/CanaryDB on macOS. Templates and signatures live there, so wiping it resets local state without touching the mailbox.
Encryption keys in manual PGP mode stay in that encrypted local database. Auto mode on Apple devices instead syncs private keys through your own iCloud Keychain. Credentials sit in the system Keychain either way. Crash on launch fixes start with clearing CanaryDB per the official guide.
Where Canary Mail stores this, by platform
~/Library/Containers/io.canarymail.mac/Data/Library/Application Support/CanaryDB
Local cache: templates, signatures, index. Mail reloads from the provider after a wipe. Keys: manual mode local, auto mode iCloud Keychain. Quit first.
Frequently asked questions
canary mail crashes on launch, what do i delete
Clear the CanaryDB folder above with the app closed, then relaunch. Emails reload from the server. Back up iCloud synced prefs first if you customized heavily.
where are canary mail pgp keys
Manual mode: encrypted inside the local database. Auto mode: private keys in your iCloud Keychain, public in a shared container. Export from inside the app rather than digging at files.
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