How to backup mail in Win8.1 system

  
                                    

How to find, copy, archive and backup emails in the mail application in Win8/Win8.1 system? Please refer to the following:

Find the local folder where the mail is stored

All messages in the mail application are stored in the following location: C:UsersYour_UsernameAppDataLocalPackagesmicrosoft.windowscommunicationsapps_

XXXXXLocalStateIndexedLiveCommYYYYYZZZZZZ-ZZZZMail

Explanation:

C:UsersYour_Username—— The folder is the user's private folder, and the mail application is hidden in a hidden folder AppData under this folder.

XXXXX and YYYYY are a string of random characters consisting of characters and numbers, ZZZZZZ- ZZZZ is a string of random characters composed of numbers. It is usually a 6-digit number and a 4-digit number connected by a hyphen.

Under the Mail folder, the settings and contents of each mail account are stored. One folder you will see is a folder named “1”, which stores the contents of the mailbox you are logged in to. Other folders are Set the added other folders.

You can see a lot of files with the suffix .eml in the folder. These are the local mail contents. You can browse them normally by using Outlook or other mail client. .

[Warning: Be careful when doing backup operations, because if you accidentally move, rename or delete these folders, it is very likely that the mail application will stop working and cannot be used. If you want to delete the mail, It is recommended to delete from the mail application instead of deleting it directly from the local folder.]

Browse/Find Mail Information

You can use the search function that comes with Windows to search for the corresponding mail information. Not only search, but also sort the search results in the order you want.

Enter an asterisk (*) in the search box to search all messages

See example:

modified:yesterday from:Helen

This search results will show all the messages sent by Helen yesterday

modified:2013 from:="Helen"

The result will show Helen at 20 All mail content searched for 13 years

CC:Yoyo

This search result will show all the mail contents of all the copying Yoyo

BCC:Center

BCC is a Bcc, which contains the same meaning as CC

TO:Bob

This can search all the messages you send to Bob including replies

You can also search Send emails to others and send them to Bob at the same time

Content:="ABC.COM"

Exact search, mail headers or all emails containing ABC.COM in the text

Content:ABC

Inexact search, the word title or text contains the word ABC, or is searched as part of a word.

Backup saves your Mail

Create a new folder in any place you want to back up, and copy the mail you want to back up to. #

About the system mail application If you have a need, maybe the above can help you.

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