How to safe mails to disk using thunderbird
Thunderbird provides several ways to save emails to disk, including:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Open Thunderbird and select the email account or folder you want to export emails from.
- Select the emails you want to export by checking the boxes next to them.
- Right-click on the selected emails and choose "Export" from the context menu.
- In the "Export" dialog box, select "Export as EML" and choose a location to save the files.
- Click "Export" to save the emails as EML files.
Method 2: Exporting emails as MBOX files
- Open Thunderbird and select the email account or folder you want to export emails from.
- Right-click on the folder or account and choose "Export" from the context menu.
- In the "Export" dialog box, select "Export as MBOX" and choose a location to save the file.
- Click "Export" to save the emails as an MBOX file.
Method 3: Saving emails as PDF files
- Open Thunderbird and select the email you want to save as a PDF file.
- Right-click on the email and choose "Save As" from the context menu.
- In the "Save As" dialog box, select "PDF" as the file type and choose a location to save the file.
- Click "Save" to save the email as a PDF file.
Additional tips:
- You can also use the "File" menu in Thunderbird to export emails. To do this, go to "File" > "Export" and select the export method you want to use.
- When exporting emails as EML files, you can choose to export the emails with or without attachments.
- When exporting emails as MBOX files, you can choose to export the emails with or without attachments, and you can also choose to export the emails in a specific format (e.g. UTF-8).
- When saving emails as PDF files, you can choose to save the emails with or without attachments, and you can also choose to save the emails in a specific format (e.g. PDF/A).