Installation

MailStore Home can be installed in a few easy steps; The only decision you need to make before starting the installation is whether to install on your computer, or to install a portable version of MailStore Home.

If you choose to Install on this computer, MailStore Home will be automatically installed on to your local computer under the local Program Files directory and your data will be stored under your local Documents directory. If you choose to Install portable version..., you'll be prompted for a location to install MailStore Home, MailStore Homewill store it's program files and data directory together.

The portable installation of MailStore Home is intended to be installed on a portable drive such as a USB flash drive or removeable hard drive, and can be run from any compatible Windows based computer, allowing you to take your data with you simply by moving the removeable drive from computer to computer without having to install MailStore Home on each computer.

Please note:

If you are considering a portable install, is critical that you do not attempt to install the portable version into your local Program Files directory as this will cause a conflict with Windows' security settings.
Make sure the archive directory is excluded from real-time scanning of your anti-virus software.
Never synchronize your archive directory with tools like DropBox.
Do not use instant or non-stop backup tools to create automatic backups of your archive directory.
Information about backup and restore are available at Backup and Restore.

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5.1
Optional: IFilter packages for indexing attachment contents

Installation Steps

Download the latest version of MailStore Home and launch the MailStoreHomeSetup execuable file.
Review and Accept the licence agreement.
Choose whether to install MailStore Home on the local computer, or to install a portable version.
Click Install.
If you are installing the portable version, you will be prompted to select a directory at this stage.
Click Finish.

MailStore Home will be started automatically when the installer finishes.

Configure Data Transmission

After starting a new version of MailStore Home fo the first time the Configure Data Transmission dialog appears.

Is the option Activate automatic update check activated MailStore Home will display a message on the dashboard in case a new version is available. The online check is done after starting MailStore Home.

Is the option Allow MailStore to send telemetry activated MailStore Home sends anonymized usage data once a week. The data to send can be checked by clicking the Show data label.

These settings can be changed in Administration every time.

Personalize MailStore Home

Click Enter Your Name Here in the banner of the dashboard to enter your name.