#Live mail folder backup windows
You may also have to restart Windows Live Mail. If Windows Live Mail then asks you whether you would like to refresh your folder list choose Yes. When I open up the restored Email backup file in the new location (hoping to browse through it and see the particular inbox I want. If you want to ensure no one has access to your files, enter and. Choose a location and name for your backup file, and then select Finish. Select the mail folder you want to back up and select Next. Select Outlook Data File (.pst), and select Next. Select Export to a file, and then select Next. After all, I only want to retrieve one folder from the backup. Select File > Open & Export > Import/Export. Click OK to close the Properties window, then click Close to close the Accounts window. Ive restored the Live Mail folder from the backup to a new location in my User file because I didnt want it to overwrite my current email situation. The completed screen will look something like this:Ĩ.
Be sure to enter them exactly as shown (one capital letter and the rest lowercase), and not, for example, as "sent" or "SENT".
Note that the values Sent, Drafts, and Trash are case sensitive. (Otherwise drafts, deleted, and sent messages will be stored on your local hard disk, called "Storage Folders" by Windows Live Mail)ĭ) Enter Trash for the Deleted Items path.Į) You can leave the Junk path set to whatever folder name you desire. To have Windows Live Mail save drafts, deleted messages, and copies of sent messages on the IMAP server (rather than on your PC), set the following options:Ī) Tick the box marked Store special folders on IMAP server. Tick the box marked Check for new messages in all foldersħ. You should click on the account you wish to adjust to highlight it, and then click PropertiesĦ. (Note, if the menu bar is not visible at the top, you can hold down the Alt key and press the letter T, then release both keys)ģ. Click Tools and then Accounts from the menu bar.
To do so, we need to configure things as follows:Ģ. When you configure email account using Windows Live Mail, you may need to change a few settings in order for your sent and deleted mail to be visible across two or more devices. Windows Live Mail - Configuring IMAP Folders