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How to Back-up IMAP4 Emails
How to Back-up IMAP4 Emails
- With IMAP4 the e-mails are saved on the server, that you cannot read emails off-line (if you are not connected to internet.).
- There are some mailers which configure in such way to download IMAP folder.
- This page provides you the instruction for how to enable you to read your emails off-line by downloading/making backup all emails to PC.
Workflow
All work will be done on your PC. Do all those steps on-line.
- Configure in such way that the mailer can see all IMAP folders on the server.
- Select the IMAP folder in which the emails you want to download are included.
- Download (Synchronize) the folder.
- Download (Synchronize) emails to PC.
- Off-line your PC and check if you can read your emails
※Becky! Internet Mail does not have a function of "synchronize".
Settings for mailers
| OS | Mailer | How to back-up |
| Windows Vista | Windows Mail | ○ (Japanese article) |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Becky! 2 | △ (Japanese article) |
| Thunderbird | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| Windows Live Mail | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| Microsoft Outlook Express | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| Microsoft Outlook 2007 | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| Mac OS X | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| Thunderbird | ○ (Japanese article) | |
| UNIX | Wanderlust | ○ (Japanese article) |
Last-Modified: December 11, 2019
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