Know How to Back Up E-Mail Data

You’ll be a better degunker if you’re comfortable with your backups. You’ll know that you can restore from backups if you delete anything you decide you want to keep later. There are many options for backing up your data, including using a built-in backup utility, purchasing a third-party utility, backing up data to an Internet server, manually locating and copying files to a flash drive, syncing data to a mobile device, and exporting data from inside an e-mail client, like Microsoft Outlook. You can even opt to leave mail on your e-mail server until you delete it or manage your e-mail using an online entity like Gmail. For now, we’ll stick with what you have available to you, without having to purchase anything ...

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