https://help.mailstore.com/en/home/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=CmussmannMailStore Home Help - User contributions [en]2026-04-04T16:44:08ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://help.mailstore.com/en/home/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&diff=157Backup and Restore2017-11-10T11:20:50Z<p>Cmussmann: /* Restoring From a Backup */</p>
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As with all applications that contain important data, you should create regular backups of MailStore Home to protect your data. Learn how to backup your data and how to restore it.<br />
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MailStore Home data can be restored to the same or to a different computer as needed.<br />
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<p class="msnote">'''Important notice:''' File hosting services like Dropbox are not suitable for creating backups of the archive. These programs are accessing the archive data at the same time as MailStore Home, potentially corrupting the files and making the archive inaccessible.</p><br />
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== Creating a Backup ==<br />
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=== Using the internal backup feature ===<br />
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* Start ''MailStore Home''.<br />
* Click ''Backup to HDD or USB'' in the ''Quick Access'' panel on the ''Start Page''.<br />
* Select the folder where the backup should be written to. MailStore will create a ''MailStoreBackup'' folder in there where the archive files will be stored in.<br />
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=== Manually Creating a backup ===<br />
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To find and backup your MailStore Home data directory: <br />
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* Start ''MailStore Home''.<br />
* Click on the ''Administrative Tools'' item.<br />
* Find the ''Emails and Settings'' section at the top.<br />
* Click the ''Show in Windows Explorer'' button.<br />
* Close ''MailStore Home''.<br />
* Create a copy of the files in a safe location such as a USB stick or network drive.<br />
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=== Using an external backup software ===<br />
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* Start ''MailStore Home''.<br />
* Click on the ''Administrative Tools'' item.<br />
* Find the ''Emails and Settings'' section at the top.<br />
* Configure your backup software to include that directory. Make sure MailStore Home is closed while the external backup software is creating the backup. No ''.lock'' file must be present in the backup.<br />
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== Restoring From a Backup ==<br />
In order to restore your archive from a backup, follow these steps: <br />
* Close ''MailStore Home''.<br />
* Copy the backup to a location on your hard disk. Note that you cannot place MailStore Home data files under C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ due to Windows security configuration.<br />
* Click the ''Start menu''.<br />
* Navigate to ''Programs''.<br />
* Open ''MailStore Home'' folder.<br />
* Launch the shortcut/tile ''MailStore Home - Configuration''.<br />
* Click ''Choose Archive...''.<br />
* Select the directory containing the restored archive files.<br />
* Click ''OK''.<br />
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