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This tip is known to work withHow to Back Up or Copy Individual Messages with Windows Mail or Outlook ExpressYou may have some messages that carry particular importance. Of course, you keep them in a save folder inside Windows Mail or Outlook Express and you have printed them, but one never knows.
In Outlook Express, you can not only back up all your email data easily, it is also particularly easy to make back-up copies of individual messages. In Windows Mail, exporting to .eml files is just as easy. Back Up or Copy Individual Messages as EML Files with Windows Mail or Outlook ExpressTo back up or copy individual messages in Windows Mail or Outlook Express by exporting them as EML files:
Open or Restore the Backup Email CopiesThis creates a copy of the message with the extension .eml. By default, Windows Mail and Outlook Express handle these files and you can open your back-up message copy by double-clicking it. If that does not work, try re-associating .eml files. You can also import it to Windows Mail or Outlook Express (possibly on another computer) by grabbing it with the mouse and dropping it onto any folder in Windows Mail or Outlook Express. This tip is known to work withRelated ArticlesHow to Send Mail Later in Windows Mail or Outlook Expre...How to Make Windows Mail or Outlook Express Send Your I...How to Forward an Email with Windows Mail or Outlook Ex...How to Forward a Message as an Attachment with Windows ...How to Hide Deleted Messages in an IMAP Account in Wind... |
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