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How to take a backup of my emails?

 

Apple Mail

  • Launch the Mail app  on your Mac

  • Select one or more mailboxes,

  • Choose Mailbox > Export Mailbox.

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  • Choose a folder or create a new folder, then click Choose.

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  • This would export all your emails in a file!
Mail exports the mailboxes as .mbox packages. If you previously exported a mailbox, Mail doesn’t overwrite the existing .mbox file; it creates a new .mbox file, such as My Mailbox 3.mbox.
 
 

Outlook

  1.  Select File on your Outlook client on the Top Left corner
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  2. Click on Open & Export > Import/Export
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  3. Select Export to a file, and then select Next
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  4. Select Outlook Data File (.pst), and select Next

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  5. Select the mail folder you want to back up and select Next
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  6. Choose a location and name for your backup file, and then select Finish

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Thunderbird

1. Launch Thunderbird

2. Select your inbox or the folder from which you wish to export the emails

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3. Select the emails you wish to export or press Ctrl + A to select all the emails

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4. Click on the menu button, navigate to Save as and select the option of File

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5. Select the folder where the emails should be saved and click on Save

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That's it! You'd be having access to all the emails in the selected folder. For any further assistance with this, please write to us at support@onlydomains.com, we'll be happy to help you

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