How to safe mails to disk using thunderbird

Thunderbird provides several ways to save emails to disk, including:

  1. Exporting emails as EML files: You can export individual emails or a selection of emails as EML files, which can be saved to your disk.
  2. Exporting emails as MBOX files: You can export all emails in a folder or account as MBOX files, which can be saved to your disk.
  3. Saving emails as PDF files: You can save individual emails or a selection of emails as PDF files, which can be saved to your disk.

Here are the steps to follow for each method:

Method 1: Exporting emails as EML files

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account or folder you want to export emails from.
  2. Select the emails you want to export by checking the boxes next to them.
  3. Right-click on the selected emails and choose "Export" from the context menu.
  4. In the "Export" dialog box, select "Export as EML" and choose a location to save the files.
  5. Click "Export" to save the emails as EML files.

Method 2: Exporting emails as MBOX files

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email account or folder you want to export emails from.
  2. Right-click on the folder or account and choose "Export" from the context menu.
  3. In the "Export" dialog box, select "Export as MBOX" and choose a location to save the file.
  4. Click "Export" to save the emails as an MBOX file.

Method 3: Saving emails as PDF files

  1. Open Thunderbird and select the email you want to save as a PDF file.
  2. Right-click on the email and choose "Save As" from the context menu.
  3. In the "Save As" dialog box, select "PDF" as the file type and choose a location to save the file.
  4. Click "Save" to save the email as a PDF file.

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