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How to back up Windows Live Mail
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quick start Guide

Would you like to back up your Windows Live Mail email? Here we show you what you have to do for it..

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Often important information accumulates in an email inbox and it can be devastating to lose - and a hard drive failure or a malicious virus attack can happen to anyone. So you should back up your emails regularly. You should also export your e-mails before switching to another mail program. We'll explain how this works in the following.

How to back up Windows Live Mail

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

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Open Windows Live Mail and click on " File " in the upper left corner . Now select "Export E-Mail " and then click on the " E-Mails " option .

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Now select the option " Microsoft Windows Live May l" and then click on " Next ".

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The next screen will ask you to specify a location where you want your messages to be backed up. Use the browse button to navigate through files and folders on your computer and select the location you want. Make sure to choose a place that is easy to remember. Then click on " Next ".

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After that, you can choose the folders you want to backup. Then click on " Next ".

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The export process will then start. Please be patient as the process may take a while depending on the number of messages. Finally, click " Finish " to complete the process.

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Your emails are now saved in the folder you selected. You can move it to an external hard drive so that your emails are safe even if your computer's hard drive fails.

quick start Guide

  1. Open Windows Live Mail, click on " File " in the upper left corner and go to " Export E-Mail " and " E-Mails " one after the other .
  2. Now select the option " Microsoft Windows Live Mail " and click on " Next ".
  3. Then select a desired storage location for the backup with " Browse " and then click on " Next ".
  4. You can now select the desired folders for the backup. Then click on " Next ".
  5. The export of your e-mails will then start. Depending on the volume of your emails, this may take a while. Then click " Finish " to complete the process.
  6. You can then move the folder where you saved your emails to an external hard drive .
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