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  1. Saving Locally Cached IMAP Folders
    1. Microsoft Outlook
    2. Thunderbird

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

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

Office: Support/BackupCachedIMAPFolders (last edited 2018-04-05 06:48:35 by Lucien)