Backup of Windows Mail

[Saikat]

How do I take backup of Windows mail onto an external hard disk or usb drive,
so that i can deleted the same from computer hard disk. Also I should be able
to see / acess these backup emails at a later date

 

[Anton Pegan]

Hi Saikat,

All Windows Mail emails are stored as separate files in the following
location:
C:\Users\[UserID]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folder
By using the Export function in Windows Mail all of them are save/exported
as a separate email and double clicking on the . EML file will open the
message.
By deleting the emails from Windows Mail they will be also deleted from
their folders on the hard disk. You can also at any time drag and drop all
or some of this backed up emails to Windows Mail and read/edit them.

Before trying any of this, please create a backup of the folder mentiond
above.

Kind regards,
Anton Pegan

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

See http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-mail-backup
and download the free version:
http://www.staticbackup.com/downloads.htm

 

[GEGE]

If I copy on an external hard disk the entire content of the main directory
Windows Mail where windows mail store messages etc..., can I use this copy
as a backup if needed just by copying back all the files to the original
directory ? Or is a special procedure required to reinitialize or
synchronize something ?
Thanks for the info.

Hi Saikat,

All Windows Mail emails are stored as separate files in the following
location:
C:\Users\[UserID]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folder
By using the Export function in Windows Mail all of them are save/exported
as a separate email and double clicking on the . EML file will open the
message.
By deleting the emails from Windows Mail they will be also deleted from
their folders on the hard disk. You can also at any time drag and drop all
or some of this backed up emails to Windows Mail and read/edit them.

Before trying any of this, please create a backup of the folder mentiond
above.

Kind regards,
Anton Pegan
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How do I take backup of Windows mail onto an external hard disk or usb
drive,
so that i can deleted the same from computer hard disk. Also I should be
able
to see / acess these backup emails at a later date

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

For the most part, yes, that should work. See the detailed procedure here:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/62560-windows-mail-problems.html
Scroll down to the section "PROBLEM TWO: How to Backup and Reset
Windows Mail ".
Some things are stored in the registry, such as the message rules,
and blocked and safe senders lists.

Frankly, it is much simpler to use a free backup program, see
http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-mail-backup
http://www.staticbackup.com/downloads.htm

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)

If I copy on an external hard disk the entire content of the main directory
Windows Mail where windows mail store messages etc..., can I use this copy
as a backup if needed just by copying back all the files to the original
directory ? Or is a special procedure required to reinitialize or
synchronize something ?
Thanks for the info.

Hi Saikat,

All Windows Mail emails are stored as separate files in the following
location:
C:\Users\[UserID]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folder
By using the Export function in Windows Mail all of them are save/exported
as a separate email and double clicking on the . EML file will open the
message.
By deleting the emails from Windows Mail they will be also deleted from
their folders on the hard disk. You can also at any time drag and drop all
or some of this backed up emails to Windows Mail and read/edit them.

Before trying any of this, please create a backup of the folder mentiond
above.

Kind regards,
Anton Pegan
--

How do I take backup of Windows mail onto an external hard disk or usb
drive,
so that i can deleted the same from computer hard disk. Also I should be
able
to see / acess these backup emails at a later date

 

[Jesharelah]

I downloaded the "Free" version, but it offers you nothing. You can look at
what it could do, but there is no ability to actually use the product. It
reminds me of the thousands of other programs that claim to be free but are
only a venue to advertise their product.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Very strange! I used the free version just a few days ago to copy
Windows Mail data and settings to a new Windows 7 partition.
Try the non-free version. I believe it has a 20-day free trial period.

 

[boscharun]

For mail backup, you could use MailStore which let’s you take a backup of all your email accounts(gmail, thunderbird, outlook, yahoo …) into a USB drive. Also, it can be unzipped directly in to USB, so you can plug the usb in any machine, open the program from USB and tadaaa you have all your mail.


http://www.skipser.toolsbysk.com/p/2/p/general/how-to-backup-emails-on-usb-drive-easily.html