We all have some important documents stored on our Hotmail/Outlook, and hence it is advisable to take the backup into account. If you want to do so, this guide will surely help you. Go through it and get answers to all of your questions.
Why Is Hotmail Backup Necessary?
Some troubles are uninvited, and all of a sudden. A little mistake and boom! We lose all of our essential data from email. If you don't want to do so, it is best to take back up your email data from Hotmail/Outlook.com. You can take backup in a common file format. Even it has some advanced filter options that filter out the emails you want to take backup.
How To Backup Emails From Hotmail/Outlook.Com Account To Hard Drive?
It is inevitable to keep the backup of the content and store it in the cloud. If someone hacks email and you don't have a backup, it loses everything. That's why backup of emails is essential. You can use Outlook Express, MS Outlook, Thunderbird, or Windows Mail to back up your data.
How To Backup Hotmail Emails Using Outlook Express?
Step 1: Link your Hotmail account to Outlook Express by providing your outlook login details.
Step 2: Open your newly created outlook express account and wait till the application download all the emails.
Step 3: Now open Backup4all >> File >> New Backup.
Step 4: Give the name to backup and pick Outlook express from the selection of files and folders drop-down list.
Step 5: A list of all backup items will appear on the screen. Uncheck all the things you don't want to download.
Step 6: Click the next and pick backup type. We recommend you to choose Full or Mirror type backup type.
Step 7: Save and save & run, and you are done.
How To Backup Hotmail Emails Using MS Outlook?
Step 1: Connect your MS Outlook account with Hotmail.
Step 2: Open the outlook express account and wait till all the email downloads in the system.
Step 3: Navigate to Backup4all >>File >> New Backup.
Step 4: In the name field, give the name to the backup folder.
Step 5: Choose the destination to download emails and click Next.
Step 6: Choose MS Outlook to form selecting files and folders drop-down list and uncheck all the items you don't want to backup.
Step 7: On the next page, choose the backup type (recommend type is Full or Mirror type >> save >> save and run.
How To Backup Hotmail Emails Using Windows Mail?
Step 1: Add a Hotmail account in windows mail and open a newly created account on your pc.
Step 2: Wait till the application downloads all the emails.
Step 3: Go to Backup4all >> File >> New Backup (Ctrl+N).
Step 4: Give a proper name to backup and click next.
Step 5: Go to the Selection of files and folders drop-down list and pick Windows Mail.
Step 6: Now check the list of items to download. Uncheck unwanted items and click next.
Step 7: Choose backup type >> save >> save & run.
Note: we recommend you to pick Mirror or full mirror type.
How To Backup Hotmail Emails Using Mozilla Thunderbird?
Step 1: Add your Hotmail account in Mozilla Thunderbird as you usually do.
Step 2: Open Outlook Express and wait till your application download all the emails.
Step 3: Open Backup4all and go to File >> New Backup/ press Ctrl+N.
Step 4: On the first page, give the backup's name, choose a destination, and click Next.
Step 5: Now you can see the selection of files and folders. Here pick Mozilla Thunderbird.
Step 6: A list of items needs to be back up will appear on the screen. You can uncheck some items if you don't want to back up.
Step 7: Click next and choose the backup type. Pick Full or Mirror type as a back type and click on save.
Step 8: At last, click on Run.
How To Backup Hotmail Emails Using Hotmail Backup Software?
Step 1: First of all, install Hotmail backup software and enter user account details in the respective field.
Step 2: Choose one email format: EML, PST, MSG, or MBOX option.
Step 3: Now, click on the Browsers tab and pick the location to export email data.
Step 4: Press start to start the download process.
Step 5: Wait till all the email items are downloaded. It will show you a pop message like this: "Download completed successfully" when the process completes. Press ok, and you are done.
How To Download Contact?
Most of us save contacts on our email address. So when we lost our Hotmail account (in rare cases), we lose all contacts. Neither we can see it, nor can we download it after it lost as we lose access to do so. If you are using any service except Windows Live Mail, export your contacts regularly.
Step 1: Log in to Outlook.com with your email address and password.
Step 2: Now click on the navbar (icon with 9 dots) from the left side.
Step 3: Go to people >> manage>> Export Contacts >> Export.