How to copy windows live mail

Windows Live Mail is a discontinued email client, and Microsoft no longer supports it. However, you can still copy your emails and settings from Windows Live Mail to another email client or service. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do so:

Method 1: Exporting emails and settings to a CSV file

1. Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Export.
2. Select Export to a file and choose Comma Separated Values (CSV) as the file format.
3. Choose the folders you want to export (e.g., Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts).
4. Click Export to save the files to a location on your computer.

Method 2: Exporting emails and settings to a PST file

1. Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Export.
2. Select Export to a file and choose Personal Folders File (.pst) as the file format.
3. Choose the folders you want to export (e.g., Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts).
4. Click Export to save the files to a location on your computer.

Method 3: Copying emails and settings to another email client

1. Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Import and Export.
2. Select Import from another program or file and choose the email client you want to import to (e.g., Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail).
3. Follow the import wizard to transfer your emails and settings to the new email client.

Method 4: Copying emails and settings to a cloud-based email service

1. Open Windows Live Mail and go to File > Export.
2. Select Export to a file and choose Comma Separated Values (CSV) or Personal Folders File (.pst) as the file format.
3. Upload the exported files to your cloud-based email service (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).
4. Log in to your cloud-based email service and import the files to transfer your emails and settings.

Tips and considerations

• When exporting emails and settings, you may want to consider the following:
  • If you're switching to a new email client, you may need to reconfigure your account settings.
  • If you're moving to a cloud-based email service, you may need to reconfigure your account settings and adjust your email client settings accordingly.
  • If you're using a CSV file, you may need to manually import the emails into your new email client or service.
  • If you're using a PST file, you may need to import the file into your new email client or service using the import wizard.

Remember to always back up your emails and settings before making any changes to ensure you don't lose any important data.