How to Save Emails to Computer

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If you’ve ever felt the need to backup all your e-mails so you have your own personal copy, you’ve come to the right place to know how to do it. If you’re saving work e-mails though, it is recommended to ask your IT department about doing this, so you can avoid legal consequences if it’s prohibited.

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Saving Gmail Messages

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    " On your Gmail account, click on the gear icon at the top right
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    Then set “Keep Gmail’s copy in the inbox” on the drop-down menu in the next option.
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    It’s a free e-mail program that will help you back up your mail for free.
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    When you first run Thunderbird, it will ask you to set things up. When you get to the login screen, where you type your e-mail address and password, click “Manual setup.”
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    This is located beside “Incoming.”
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    • You will then find your e-mails saved in the folder
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Saving E-mails in Outlook

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    • This will include attachments as well, but they can only be opened in Outlook as the format of the saved files is proprietary to the e-mail client.
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