Comments for How do I move from web-based email to email on my desktop?

Comment from Dan on 2009-02-26

2009-02-26T23:54:35Z

I want to move my web-based email messages from various folders to Outlook Express on my hard drive. I've read what you have here, but I don't see HOW to simply download my messages. I know where my Outlook Express mail is stored, so HOW do I get these other messages merged into the OE folders I've set up there???

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Comment from Jan on 2008-12-06

2008-12-06T13:16:03Z

Hi Leo,
You have probable written the answer to my question and I have not seen it or I have confused it with something else ...
Because I have two e-mail accounts (pop3.free.fr & popmail.yahoo.uk) which I use comming into thunderbird)
I keep recieving messages from my 'free.fr' saying that my message box is full...
OK but I do not want to delete them untill, I have managed to move them from my thunderbird to my desktop. Is this possible?
and how do I movethem into a folder on my desktôp please.
Sorry if you have already explained this ... there were probably too many words for me :o).. I probably need an image or a step by step video!!
Best wishes
Jan

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Comment from Steve on 2008-09-16

2008-09-16T19:49:41Z

I didn't see anything that me how to simpley drag and drop a *.msg from yahoo to a client folder, not associated with Outlook, that I specify. I could do that on my old provider (bresnan.net) but have not been able to find out how to do so on yahoo. I don't have any old email at bresnan, the emails are all akready in project folders on 'C' drive associated with my clients. I can copy attachments from yahoo, but I need the entire *.msg on my hard drive.
Help!!!

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Comment from vincent on 2007-09-03

2007-09-03T14:35:35Z

I've had my hotmail account for a long time, since before MSN asked you to pay for accessing your account in outlook express and outlook.
This means that I have full interaction between outlook 2007 (installed it recently) and my hotmail account.
And this functionality seems to be linked to the account itself, cos no matter what email program I use (assuming I installed the correct httpmail plugin), I can access my hotmail account.
I suppose this is true for all us "ye olde hotmail users", no?

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Comment from Michael Dawson on 2007-08-18

2007-08-18T14:14:57Z

Mozilla Thunderbird is an excellent choice for moving your e-mail from the web to your hard drive. Through the WebMail add-ons, you can in fact still use your old accounts and use them with this program. I currently use it for both my hotmail and gmail accounts, though if you choose to use this method, you should remember to ensure that the settings on the program do not delete the mail on the server so you have a backup in case anything happens.

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Comment from Fred on 2007-08-17

2007-08-18T03:54:55Z

I use Gmail as my main account with POP3 downloading. That way I can have the simplicity of a POP3 program, I have all my email 'backed up' on the net in Gmail's inbox, and I can access all past email from anywhere I am connected.
Seems foolproof to me :)

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Comment from P. quinones on 2007-08-16

2007-08-16T16:50:24Z

How did I lose my internet service on one account on my hme computer and not the others? I didn't see that referred to in the article. Did I miss it?

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Comment from Chris on 2007-08-13

2007-08-14T02:40:52Z

I used several services including: gmail.com, hotmail.com, yahoo.com, mail.com, email.com, 60gigs.com, and several other smaller mail services and I still come to this conclusion:

gmail is the best by far... Yes, it is still Beta, but from beginning till now, I have never had a "real" problem with it. The spam protection is better than most and the only problem I have seen is a little message informing me to reload the page in the next few minutes (usually works instantly) but thats expected for a beta email service and I have only got that message maybe 3 times in my entire experience with it, spanning multiple years...

Even better, using a program like Microsoft Outlook allows you to have a hard copy of all your previous emails saved on your machine which means, you are always protected in case the serves discontinues because you have your old information saved. Even your contacts are exported with Microsoft Outlook for most well known free email services including yahoo, hotmail, and msn. Even better, all the information (including contacts, emails, and calender) are saved in a single, easy to backup .pst file in case anything happens.

I have not tried Thunderbird, but I think I might. Only have heard good things about it.

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