How to Transfer Hotmail Emails to Windows Live Mail
Our lives are in a society in which every second is important for us. So, nowadays, Email has become an vital part of the lives of many people because it allows us to communicate with an enormous number of people across the world and from any location at any time. Hotmail is a Web-based email client that is free available and widely used by users. However, at the same time there are many users who prefer using desktop-based email applications that are based on desktops, and of which Windows Live Mail can be considered one of the most well-known free email applications for Windows users. There are currently many users changing over to Windows Live Mail, so should you have any concerns regarding the export of Hotmail emails in Windows Live Mail, then this article could be helpful to you since in this article we'll go over an easy method of transferring emails from Hotmail to a WLM account.
Manual Method to Add Hotmail in Windows Live Mail Account
Then, you have to follow the step-by-step process to transfer your emails from Hotmail into a Windows Live Mail account:
* Log in to your Hotmail account first.
* Click the gear icon in the upper corner of the window.
Then, choose Settings from the drop-down menu.
* Click to open All Outlook Settings
In the next step, go to Mail
* Next, choose Sync email option
* Click the Save button located at the top of your screen.
If you launch Windows Live Mail, the Add Email Account dialog box will automatically appear. (If it doesn't show or if you've already set up an email account separate from Hotmail)
* Click to add an email address inside Windows Live Mail
* Under the email address fill in all the credentials, i.e. the account number and email.
(By standard, Windows Live Mail will remember your Hotmail passwords, however you can deactivate the remember password checkbox)
The last field, give a Display Name, the name you wish to appear as the recipients. This could be any name that is not required to match your Hotmail account.
(Your preference of your display name will not impact your Outlook.com account in any way, it only affects the emails you send to Hotmail using Windows Live Mail)
* Click the Next and you will be able to the setup of the Hotmail account. If WLM connects to Hotmail successfully
Following that, Windows Live Mail will request server information in order to connect to the Hotmail account.
* Click the Next, after you have completed the setup of your Hotmail account is set.
(If WLM might be able to connect successfully to Hotmail and connect to Hotmail, you will receive an email confirmation as described below)
* Finally, hit the close button to complete the procedure.
Following the steps above You can set up your Hotmail to work with Windows Live Mail. However, you are only able to utilize Hotmail email within Windows Live Mail. This method is not suitable for calendars and contacts. In this instance you could utilize a trusted and reliable solution, like the Softmagnat Hotmail Backup Tool to finish the job.
Automated Solution to Transfer Hotmail Emails to WLM
* Run this program to your Windows System
* Enter your Hotmail account's "email address and password" to log in.
* Choose an EML option to send Hotmail email messages into Windows Live Mail
* Now, browse a place to save emails in WLM format.
* Then click the Start button to begin the process of transferring email messages that were sent to Hotmail into WLM successfully
Concluding Lines
In this post, we've described each step of manuals as well as the automated solution procedure. Now, users have the option of choosing any method for transferring their email messages from Hotmail to a Windows Live Mail account. However, it is to remember that the manual processes are more risky than an automated method, since any small mistake could ruin the entire process and could lead to the possibility of losing data at any time.
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