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How can I archive (save) my mail in Huskymail?

The only way you can save is to IMAP your connection, after that follow the instructions:

Using Personal Folders (archiving) in MSOutlook

In order to archive your Huskymail, you must first set up Personal Folders.

Follow the steps below to add Personal Folders:

1. In Outlook, go to the File menu, choose New, then Data File Management.

 

2. Click on Add, click OK

3. Select Office Outlook Personal Folders (.pst), click OK

 

 

4. Type in for file name, archive.pst, click OK

5. Click OK, unless you want to Password Protect your Personal Folder. (Note: every time you click on Personal folder you will be prompted to enter in the username and password.)

6. You will see the Personal folder you just created in the list, click Close.

 

7. Your new Personal folders will now be in the Outlook Folder List.

 

8. To create sub-folders within your personal folder, right click on Personal Folder and choose New Folder.  Make sure that Personal Folders is highlighted and enter the title of the new folder.

9. You can now click and drag documents from your Inbox or other folders into your Personal Folder.  You may also wish to set up auto archiving, instructions are as follows:

 

In Outlook click on the Tools menu, then click Options.
Click the Other tab, then click AutoArchive.

• Choose how often you would like to archive your e-mail by placing a check mark on Run AutoArchive every and entering the number of days.
• If you would like to be notified before the items are archived, select the Prompt before AutoArchive runs check box.
• Fill out the During AutoArchive section:

Set the e-mail expiration by setting a number for Clean out items older than.
Choose to either delete expired items, or to move it to your Outlook Personal Folders.
Click OK.
Outlook is configured to automatically archive e-mail items using the schedule you set.

Did you Know?
You can set autoarchive settings on each individual folder in your folder list by following these steps:

Right-click on a folder then choose Properties.
Click on the AutoArchive tab.
Choose from 3 choices of how to archive items in the particular folder.

Do not archive items in this folder - Will not archive any items in the specified folder.
Archive items in this folder using the default settings - Will archive items according to the options you set in steps 1 - 6 above.
Archive this folder using these settings - set custom archive settings on that folder.