How to Save Emails to Computer

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Head to "Settings."

   On your Gmail account, click on the gear icon at the top right
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   Step 2: Go to "Forwarding and POP/IMAP."

   , Then set “Keep Gmail’s copy in the inbox” on the drop-down menu in the next option. , It’s a free e-mail program that will help you back up your mail for free. , When you first run Thunderbird, it will ask you to set things up.
   
   When you get to the login screen, where you type your e-mail address and password, click “Manual setup.” , This is located beside “Incoming.” ,,,,,, You will then find your e-mails saved in the folder
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   Step 3: Enable POP for all mail.

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   Step 4: Download and install Thunderbird.

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   Step 5: Set up Thunderbird.

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   Step 6: Change IMAP to POP3.

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   Step 7: Type in “pop.gmail.com” (without the quotes) on the “Incoming” text field.

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   Step 8: Change the "Port" field to 995.

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   Step 9: Hit "Done" and make sure everything is working.

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    Step 10: Hit the "Start" button to access your messages stored on your Thunderbird profile.

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    Step 11: Type in %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ in the search bar.

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    Step 12: Click the folder with “Default” that appears

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    Step 13: and open it in a window.

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