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How to Take Backup of Emails from cPanel

Looking to backup your Emails from cPanel? It can be a hassle if you donu2019t know how to do it. Thatu2019s why we are here to help you do the same with ease.

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How to Take Backup of Emails from cPanel

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  1. How to Take Backup of Emails from cPanel cPanel account migration is a very common problem. Hoping from one server to another is easy, and since it is automated, we are used to doing it. Email accounts are also automatically transferred, but restoring your emails can be tricky. Using the cPanel backup wizard to restore can be tricky, but there also are some other ways to do the job. Those are: 1. Backing up emails via File Manager Step I: Sign in to your cPanel account. open the ‘File Manager’ option under ‘Files’ tab.

  2. Also Read: How to access wordpress dashboard from Cpanel Step II: Click on your account's home directory, navigate to ‘Mail’ folder and select it.

  3. Step III: Right-click on the ‘Mail’ option, look for the ‘Compress’ option, and select it. There are various types of compression extensions like .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2. Step IV: Choose one of the compression techniques as per your requirement. Step V: Leave the name as it is and click on the ‘Compress File(s)’ button. Step VI: The compressed file is stored on your hosting account server. Right-click on the compressed file and download it. You have successfully backed up and downloaded your emails. Also Read: How to find what CMS a website is using? 2. Backing up using the Export Feature While the File manager generated backup is useful for restoring emails on another server, you’ll have to take a backup of emails

  4. from cPanel via the Export feature if you wish to access those emails on your local system. The Export feature we are going to use saves the emails in the standard MBOX format that makes the emails easily readable on your machine because popular email clients like Mozilla Thunderbird support the format. To take a backup through the Export feature: Step I: Login to your cPanel account. Click on ‘Email Accounts’ option under ‘Emails’ tab. Step II: You’ll find all the emails linked to your cPanel account on this page. You’ll also find three buttons, namely, ‘Check Email,’ ‘Manage,’ and ‘Connect Devices’, corresponding to each email. Click on the ‘Check Email’ button in front of the email address you wish to backup. You can also take backups of the other email accounts if you have more than one linked to your cPanel.

  5. Also Read: How to find out when a webpage was created? Step III: Now click on ‘Horde’ and click the ‘Open’ button. The Webmail interface will open for you to view emails. Step IV: Now, right-click on the mailboxes and choose the ‘Export’ option, do this one mailbox at a time.

  6. Step V: Click on the ‘OK’ button to download the email backup. Also Read: Is Your Cpanel Not Receiving Emails-What to Do? The emails have been downloaded on your machine as a backup file. The emails can easily be opened in Mozilla Thunderbird or other free email client applications. Source - https://www.hostitsmart.com/manage/knowledgebase/229/How-to-Take-Backup-of-Emails- from-cPanel.html

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