Will Backing Up My Computer Back Up My Email?

❓ In order to figure out how to back up your email you first have to figure out where it lives. It might be on your computer; it might be out on the internet.

❓ Backing up your computer, backing up your email
To back up your email using a Windows computer backup, it depends on where, exactly, your email is stored. If using a desktop email program like Thunderbird, emails are downloaded to your computer and included in an image backup. For other backups, make sure the backup includes the folders where email is stored. If you access email using a web browser, that email is stored online, not on your computer. Use a mail program to download emails to your computer to include them in your backup.

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