A Safe Place

[woodelf]

I've got a lot of special (to me) emails and I would like to keep them in a safe place or a separate place other than being stuck in my in-box. I thought of copying them to a Word file, but I practiced on one, but it didn't work. So, any suggestions as to where or how I create a special er directory (?) for them...not forgetting that I'm yer actual techno-duffer!...smile!...I could, I think, copy them to an oofadoofa or flash drive! Ta Muchly and Take Care All...oofadoofa is my own word for a flash drive - "Really?" says Lie-in King, with a wicked grin, "we'd never have known, thought it was a new dEvice from aPple!"

[barry1010]

What email service do you use?

[woodelf]

Outlook 2013, Barry.

[barry1010]

I've never used Outlook so hope somebody else can help you out, Woodelf but does this help?

Drag emails from Outlook to a desktop folder
If you don’t want to save your entire archive, you can select individual messages and drag them to a folder in Windows Explorer (or Finder, if you’re on a Mac). This saves the emails as individual .MSG files with the subject as the filename, complete with any attachments.

You’ll be able to re-open these messages in Outlook on Windows, but not other email client as the .MSG format is proprietary to Outlook. (If you want to use a different program to read these, you’ll need to look into MSG converter or viewer software.) On your Mac, dragging messages to Finder will save them as .EML files, which you can then open in other email clients.

Use the “Save as” command in Outlook
To save individual emails in Outlook, the File > Save As command will let you save messages is more universal formats, such as text, RTF, and HTML. Unfortunately, you’ll need to save any attachments individually as well, and this is only ideal for saving a few messages at a time.

[ChipaChups]

Hi Woodelf. Iv'e not been on this site for a while, just seen your question.
I use outlook,click on the e mail you want to save to open it then click on archive at the top then it will go in the archive folder.job done.hope this helped.

[woodelf]

...trouble is Chipa, I'm thick! - "can't argue with that," says Lie-in King, with a wicked grin - but I can't see anything on my screen saying archives and all I've got to hand, literally, are these blasted ribbons, which I've never liked but using a screen reader aint that easy, man - "yeah, yeah, bad workman always blames his tools," guffaws Li-K, unnoticing the double entendre - but in all modesty, you aint never had no threads like these before, double and triple negatives to the fore!...or even five or six!...but midst all this frivolity - "you call this frivolity?...more like the ramblings of a..." - now then Li-K, no need for any put-downs or else Chipa and any other interested on-lookers may get bored and wander off, then where would I be - "up the ..." - at this point, I made an excuse and left, but not before Thanking Chipa Very Much and if Chipa can make sense out of this, then any more help would be Greatly Appreciated!...and Hi All in Chatterbank!

[Mamyalynne]

Click on an email in your list in your inbox.

The top row should now read (left to right)

Delete-Archive-Junk-Sweep-Move to...

Choose 'Archive'.


Mamya (Smile and fingers crossed)

[Mamyalynne]

Archive doesn't appear until you have ticked one or more emails.

[allenlondon]

I’m a Mac user and know nothing of Outlook etc.

But it strikes me that using Outlook’s tools (Archive for instance) to keep things safe and secret

is a bit like hiding the day’s takings

in the till.

No?

Can Microsoft followers not access Google Drive, a free place where you can store things, privately?

[mushroom25]

Alternatively........

in outlook, LHS (under file or home), click "New Items".
From the drop down, select "More Items"
From the 2nd drop down, click "Outlook Data File"
In the dialogue box, select where you want to save it, and give it a name. Click "OK". The file will now appear in your profile as the name you gave it, and can be seen where you saved it as "your file name.pst"
To add emails to your file, either drag & drop, or copy and paste.

To access your file from outlook, click "File", "Open and Export" and from the menu, click "Open Outlook Data File". in the dialogue box, navigate to where you saved the pst file, click "OK". simples. :-)

[ChipaChups]

Hi Woodelf.
Any luck with your question?
Follow Mamya's instuctions,the same answer as mine, but more clearly.

[douglas9401]

I suppose printing them off and storing them in a box is no use to you?

[TonyV]

Copy them to a memory stick and store that in a safe place, mines in a fire proof safe bolted to the wall, along with other important & precious things.

[Prudie]

I also use Outlook if you mean the proper MS Office package one and also have a lot of precious emails. I have put them all in various folders (created from the folder tab along the top) but have also saved them all to a hard drive.

[Prudie]

And yes perhaps clarify which Outlook you mean, Mamya's words only work in my outlook.live ie hotmail account not MS Outlook. It is confusing that they now use the same name for two very different things.

[woodelf]

No, Douglas, that wouldn't be of any use to me, but Thanks for joining in! Ta Very Much Prudie for the distinction and I confirm that I use the MS Outlook 2013 package, so trying to use Mamya's and Chipa's wouldn't work, so which are you using Mushroom? In the meantime, like Tony suggests, I'll copy and paste my mails to a memory stick...I should be able to do that!...after all, I can make a cup of coffee without spilling a drop nor scalding myself! - "Ooo, who's a clever boy then?" smiles Lie-in King, who dunks a ginger nut in his coffee, only for half of it to fall into the steaming liquid..lols all round!

[mushroom25]

// which are you using Mushroom? //

MS Outlook 2013.

[tamborine]

on menu add a new file, name it & drag emails to it. My outlook has file I call Tambo (ID stuff) where I keep photos of passport, driving licence, insurance & other personal stuff that I might need abroad.

Hope ur well, cheers

[jennyjoan]

Im not techy woody. but i use outlook

Create a folder and drag your important emails into it Remember to rename your new folder ie your id