Are you looking for a tool on how to backup IMAP email account?
If you are looking for a tool on how to backup IMAP email folders or how to backup IMAP email mac then you are at the right place. They all means the same eventually.
Before beginning the procedure to backup email account, it is necessary to understand about IMAP account and why do we need it.
IMAP is Internet Message Access Protocol. If you have ever tried to create an email account, it will ask you about the email protocol to use between POP and IMAP. And IMAP is mostly being used by many people. IMAP allows you to access your email messages irrespective of the location and time. Emails are stored on servers. So, whenever you check inbox, your email client contacts the server to connect you with the messages. When you read an email message using IMAP, it does not mean that you are downloading or storing it on the computer instead reading from the server. So, this is a way to check the mail from any device without missing them. This is all about IMAP however, if you wish to know more about IMAP, then I would like to refer the link.
Go through the steps on how to IMAP backup email.
Step 1 Install Mail Backup X by InventPure, it will display a dashboard on the screen. Select ‘Add new backup’ under Backup Section.
Step 2 After clicking on Add new backup, it will display a list of IMAP accounts like Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook 2013 or 2016, Mozilla Thunderbird, GMAIL, Postbox and so on. Select the required mail service provider or IMAP account.
Step 3 After selecting your desired IMAP account, click next. The next screen will ask you to authorize the process by asking the mail ID and password of that account.
Step 4 After clicking the next screen, it will show mail folders in the account like Inbox, Archive, Bulk Mail, Draft etc. While executing this step, automatically backup newly detected folders option is recommended. Click Next to proceed.
Step 5 Setup the desired backup from the screen. Whether automatic, manual and recurring.
Step 6 A pop up will appear asking to backup the files from the beginning or the ones that will be arriving from the current date. Click the preference according to your requirement.
Step 7 Click on done to complete the setup. Now you can see the IMAP backup on the screen.
Timeout settings-an added advantage
This is a special function for IMAP accounts only. The tool keeps a check on the deliverability of mails from IMAP server. If nay network issue does not allow the delivery of mails, the tool shows an error message showing the failure to back up the mails. It can be fix by time out settings provided in the wizard of the tool.
Try out the demo version
Just try out the demo version of the tool for more information and details. However, for full fledge version of the tool you need to purchase it provided you be convince from the performance of the demo version. https://www.mailbackupx.com/imap-backup-tool/
