How to Back Up Linux Eudora Mail

Frequently save your data on an external hard drive or flash drive.

Linux is a UNIX-based free operating system. Eudora is a webmail program that allows you to receive, check, send and save emails on a single program on your computer. Since the physical copies are on your machine and not on a remote server, backing up important emails frequently will keep you from losing any data.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• External hard drive

Instructions

1. Turn on your computer and go to the folder where your Eudora mail client is installed.

2. Plug in your external hard drive or flash drive to your computer by putting the cable into a USB port.

3. Double-click to enter any subfolder that holds all the Eudora emails--they should have .mbx and .toc file endings. On your keyboard, hold down "Control"+"A" to select all the emails. Now press "Control"+"C" to copy, or right-click a file and select "Copy all."

4. Navigate into your external hard drive and type "Control"+"V" to paste, or right-click and select "Paste all." The email files will copy onto your external hard drive.

5. Store your external hard drive away from extreme temperatures.

References

• Ahinc: Eudora Support Tips

Resources

• Free Downloads Center: EZ Backup Eudora Basic 6.29