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| 1417463 | 2016-03-14 05:07:00 | Apologies, I am sure this has been asked previously but despite a couple of searches I cannot find the answer.... How do I save my emails onto say an external hard drive - I have a couple of these and rotate them saving my file data.... I am using W7 Professional 64 bit and Windows Live Mail - when I try Export it only gives me two option to export to - one is Windows Live Mail itself and cannot remember the other at the moment... I have some email folders going back years and would hate to lose them.... TIA Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1417464 | 2016-03-14 07:07:00 | You should be able to export some or all of your email folders, to a location of your choice. For example, create a file on your desktop called mail backup. Then export your mail folders to that. Then save that to your portable hard drive. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1417465 | 2016-03-14 07:49:00 | Been using KLS Mail Backup for Thunderbird along with MozBackup(I use 2 backup options in case one fails which MozBackup did recently) KLS can backup quite a few Mail Programs including Windows Live Mail www.kls-soft.com . Does not backup Outlook though | Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1417466 | 2016-03-14 08:58:00 | Graphical instructions as per Driftwood's Post above. You will find there are quite a few folders when they export. Graphical instructions (www.sevenforums.com) NOTE: If you ever need to import them again, they will end up in the Imported folder, NOT their original Locations |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1417467 | 2016-03-14 10:00:00 | Thanks for the suggestions - will give it a whirl tomorrow..... Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1417468 | 2016-03-14 19:24:00 | Never could understand why people accumulate emails. You can save the contacts list...the emails however... If you need the information sent, why not copy it into a file and save that file? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1417469 | 2016-03-14 19:56:00 | Depends pctek, at work for example we have a contractual requirement to keep all correspondence with our clients for a set number of years. My work e-mail archive in outlook goes back 5 years. At home I tend to never delete E-mails that have useful information like activation keys etc because I find it easier to go back and search my inbox than reliably store the information myself (although I do that as well). I do wonder sometimes how long our electronic footprint will exist after we're gone. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1417470 | 2016-03-14 21:26:00 | MailStoreHome is free for home user. It works. Remember to run it once a month or so. I've used it for several years and it's good to be able to look back over the past ten years or more. Actually that's 18 years when I recalculate - it dates back to when offspring went overseas and kept in touch. I don't think we had Skype back then. www.mailstore.com |
coldot (6847) | ||
| 1417471 | 2016-03-14 23:10:00 | Thanks so much for the info. re backing up emails..... I have successfully exported the folders I want to keep to a folder on my Desktop and will now write them to an external hard drive.... Wainuitech in particular - you often come to my rescue and the graphic link was very helpful.... Great forum - thanks everyone..... |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1417472 | 2016-03-15 00:24:00 | No Problems, I was simply providing a link to graphical that Driftwood had already posted. Its one of those things, do it all the time, I can do it in my sleep. Sometimes :sleep:sleep:sleep -- Opps drifted of then for a nap :p Anyhows, sometimes its easier if there are pictures showing how to do something. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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