How to Set Outlook Express To Leave Email Messages On The Server
Open Outlook Express., Select Tools/Accounts., Select the Mail tab under Internet Accounts., Click on email account you wish to adjust., Click on the Advanced tab., Leave copies of messages on server under the Delivery section., Schedule email...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open Outlook Express.
Locate and start the program as you normally would, either from the Start menu or wherever it may be stationed on your PC or notebook's desktop., Once you select Tools from Outlook's menu bar up top, you'll see a dropdown menu appear and see Accounts under the last section of that menu.
Click on that.
Note that older versions of Outlook Express may refer to Account Settings rather than Accounts. , The Mail option will be the second tab to the right.
If you have multiple email accounts, you'll see them individually listed here. , Once you select it, you'll find that it's been highlighted. , There are two ways to find this.
First, you can simply double-click on the email account you've selected, and a menu will appear with the Advanced tab located there.
Alternatively, you may click on the Properties button over to the right once you've selected the appropriate email account.
Either way, a Properties box will open, and you'll find the Advanced tab farthest to the right.
Click that. , You'll find the Delivery section near the bottom of the Advanced tab.
Simply check the box placed next to the option reading "Leave a copy of messages on server."
Because copies stored on your server can slow mail connections and eat up allotted disk space, you also may wish to check the box next to "Remove from server after X days" while also selecting the number of days you keep the copies.
You can also (or alternatively) check the box below that, allowing copies to be removed from the served when the original emails are permanently deleted from Deleted Items. , By this point, you'll need to close both the Properties and Internet Accounts windows. , This ensures that your recently made adjustments begin taking effect. , To ensure that the process worked correctly, simply attempt to download and already accessed email from a different device or user profile.
If all went according to plan, you'll be able to download the same messages from multiple devices or user profiles. -
Step 2: Select Tools/Accounts.
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Step 3: Select the Mail tab under Internet Accounts.
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Step 4: Click on email account you wish to adjust.
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Step 5: Click on the Advanced tab.
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Step 6: Leave copies of messages on server under the Delivery section.
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Step 7: Schedule email copies to be removed from server.
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Step 8: Click OK and close windows.
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Step 9: Quit and restart Outlook Express.
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Step 10: Verify that copies are being stored.
Detailed Guide
Locate and start the program as you normally would, either from the Start menu or wherever it may be stationed on your PC or notebook's desktop., Once you select Tools from Outlook's menu bar up top, you'll see a dropdown menu appear and see Accounts under the last section of that menu.
Click on that.
Note that older versions of Outlook Express may refer to Account Settings rather than Accounts. , The Mail option will be the second tab to the right.
If you have multiple email accounts, you'll see them individually listed here. , Once you select it, you'll find that it's been highlighted. , There are two ways to find this.
First, you can simply double-click on the email account you've selected, and a menu will appear with the Advanced tab located there.
Alternatively, you may click on the Properties button over to the right once you've selected the appropriate email account.
Either way, a Properties box will open, and you'll find the Advanced tab farthest to the right.
Click that. , You'll find the Delivery section near the bottom of the Advanced tab.
Simply check the box placed next to the option reading "Leave a copy of messages on server."
Because copies stored on your server can slow mail connections and eat up allotted disk space, you also may wish to check the box next to "Remove from server after X days" while also selecting the number of days you keep the copies.
You can also (or alternatively) check the box below that, allowing copies to be removed from the served when the original emails are permanently deleted from Deleted Items. , By this point, you'll need to close both the Properties and Internet Accounts windows. , This ensures that your recently made adjustments begin taking effect. , To ensure that the process worked correctly, simply attempt to download and already accessed email from a different device or user profile.
If all went according to plan, you'll be able to download the same messages from multiple devices or user profiles.
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