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How do I copy all Email messages to another system and view them seperately from any messages on the new system?

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rlward56
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We're giving my wife's old laptop to our children. We have already set up her E-mail accounts on the new laptop which is now 2-3 months old. While cleaning off the data from the old laptop, I have found hundreds of Emails that I want to save for future use. I just archived the old messages tonight. How do I copy them to an external drive so we can read them later without writing over all the new Emails on the new laptop?

We're giving my wife's old laptop to our children. We have already set up her E-mail accounts on the new laptop which is now 2-3 months old. While cleaning off the data from the old laptop, I have found hundreds of Emails that I want to save for future use. I just archived the old messages tonight. How do I copy them to an external drive so we can read them later without writing over all the new Emails on the new laptop?

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Toad-Hall
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ImportExporttool:

how to install addon:

On old laptop: Right click on the folder containing the emails > ImportExporttools > choose from options eg: Export folder choose where to export. You can also choose to export all the messages as eml files.

Copy file to desktop of new computer

To Import onto new computer. right click on 'Local Folders' > ImportExporttools > Import mbox file choose file and click on open

or if you exported as eml files: right click on Local Folder Inbox > ImportExporttools > Import Messages

See image attached: