Saving Locally Cached IMAP Folders

To backup and save locally cached IMAP folders to protect against a loss of data on the upstream IMAP server.

Microsoft Outlook

Open Outlook
File Menu
Open & Export
Import/Export
Export to a file Outlook Data File (.pst)
Select mailbox folders
Give file destination and click finish.

Thunderbird

This is to save a selection of messages

right click on "Local Folders"
"new folder", call it "saved"
right click on the just created "saved" folder
- "new folder", call it "inbox"
- click on 2-screens icon in lower left hand corner of Thunderbird window to go into offline mode.
- choose "download later" if server is unavailable
- open inbox, select messages to save.
- drag them onto "Local Folders", "saved", "inbox"
repeat above for "sent" and any folders into which you have saved mail

Use a 3rd Party Add-On Utility

To export files using an add-on utility https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/988941.
This is the add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/

Use file system tools directly

To export all folders using file system tools see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer

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Open Outlook 
File Menu
Open & Export
Import/Export
Export to a file
Outlook Data File (.pst)
Select mailbox folders
Give file destination and click finish.
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<<TableOfContents>>

= Saving Locally Cached IMAP Folders =

To backup and save locally cached IMAP folders to protect against a loss of data on the upstream IMAP server.

== Microsoft Outlook ==

 * Open Outlook
 * File Menu
 * Open & Export
 * Import/Export
 * Export to a file Outlook Data File (.pst)
 * Select mailbox folders
 * Give file destination and click finish.

== Thunderbird ==
=== This is to save a selection of messages ===
 * right click on "Local Folders"
 * "new folder", call it "saved"
 * right click on the just created "saved" folder
  * "new folder", call it "inbox"
  * click on 2-screens icon in lower left hand corner of Thunderbird window to go into offline mode.
  * choose "download later" if server is unavailable
  * open inbox, select messages to save.
  * drag them onto "Local Folders", "saved", "inbox"
 * repeat above for "sent" and any folders into which you have saved mail

=== Use a 3rd Party Add-On Utility ===
 * To export files using an add-on utility https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/988941. 
 * This is the add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/

=== Use file system tools directly ===
 * To export all folders using file system tools see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/moving-thunderbird-data-to-a-new-computer