And when that limit is reached, users need to save those emails from email clients to a local system that is an external drive. It is nothing new that emails saved on a system are constantly at risk of being lost and vulnerable to corruption.
There are various scenarios in which users can lose some of their important emails. It can happen due to any of these reasons:. Some aforementioned scenarios may potentially result in the permanent loss of data. Saving Windows Live Mail emails on an external hard drive is a sensible decision since it allows the data to be accessed from numerous places at any time.
Likewise, making backups of critical data in various file formats works like charm since it helps to keep the data protected virtually forever. By following the methods outlined below, a user may simply save the emails from Windows Live Mail to an external hard drive or to the local machine. Note: — Create an empty folder where you want to save the Windows Live Mail database. So you can keep it as your backup file or failsafe option in case of data failure or corruption.
After successfully completing the preceding procedures, examine the exported data in the newly created folder in the external hard drive. You will see all the emails saved there in the EML file format. Exporting Windows Live Mail files to different formats is the most efficient way to save emails from Windows Live Mail to external drive.
By implementing this, one will have access to WLM messages on more than one platform. Thus if one platform is unable to open the file for any reason, it will be able to do so using another platform.
Simply perform the steps and complete the transfer process. The Mail App in Win10 is not a true email client. I personally use Thunderbird and have for years. Backup your data. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 2 people found this reply helpful. Bruce -- yes, I am looking at Thunderbird. I tried it a few years ago but didn't like it. However, it may come to not having a choice to stay with WLM, I'll have to make a change.
I'm looking at options. I'll keep trying. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 1 person found this reply helpful. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit. For the export to succeed, export to an empty folder on the hard drive. An empty folder on the desktop will work. Well, you are right, but it still works fine. How many backup programs have you found for Windows email programs? Any suggestions? I am NOT interested in using just web-based mail or keeping my mail on a cloud service.
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