Windows 10: Where does Mail 10 store emails & in what file format (it's not .eml!)

Hi Everyone,

I am using Windows 10 (Home - v1803) and the Mail 10 app for my emails.

I want to migrate from 'Mail 10' to Outlook 2016.

I don't know where Mail 10 stores emails (I don't even know what file format 'Mail 10' stores emails in!).

I have searched my hard drive (using the Windows Explorer search facilities) for files with the .emil file extension with no results returned!!!

Where the f**k does Mail 10 store emails?

Thanks

Davo

P.S.: Microsoft should really consider saving important files close to the Root directory.

:)

 

To Save Email Message in Mail app to .eml File

How to Save Email Messages in Windows 10 Mail app

The Mail and Calendar apps included with Windows 10 help you stay up to date on your email, manage your schedule and stay in touch with people you care about the most. Designed for both work and home, these apps help you communicate quickly and focus on whats important across all your accounts. Supports Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo! and other popular accounts.

If you like, you can save your email messages from the Mail app to a .eml or .pdf file as a backup.

This tutorial will show you how to save email messages in the Mail app for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Save Email Message in Mail app to .eml File
• Option Two: To Save Email Message in Mail app to .pdf File

OPTION ONE

To Save Email Message in Mail app to .eml File
1. Open the Mail app.

2. Open the email message you want to save.

3. Click/tap on the Actions (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Save as. (see screenshot below)



4. Navigate to where you want to save the email to, type a "File name" you want for the .eml file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)



5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for any other email messages you would like to save.







OPTION TWO

To Save Email Message in Mail app to .pdf File
1. Open the Mail app.

2. Open the email message you want to save.

3. Click/tap on the Actions (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Print. (see screenshot below)



4. Select Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer, make any changes you want to the print settings, and click/tap on Print when ready. (see screenshot below)



5. Navigate to where you want to save the email to, type a "File name" you want for the .pdf file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)



6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for any other email messages you would like to save.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Delete Email Messages in Windows 10 Mail app
• How to Export Outlook 2016 Email, Contacts, and Calendar to PST file

 

file associations and eml files

Ask Support at the course site for help. I doubt that they are emailing files in eml format. You cannot open eml files yourself without using your email program. Eml is a "behind the scenes" format for emails. You should not even see any eml files. It is
an old format used in Outlook Express--which is obsolete.

From Google--

EML is a file extension for an e-mail message saved to a
file in the MIME RFC 822 standard format by Microsoft Outlook Express as well as some other email programs.
EML files can contain plain ASCII text for the headers and the main message body as well as hyperlinks and attachments.

 

mail app NOT eml


Am I missing something ?
Mail App doesn't open .eml files ?

Mail App doesn't have > save as > .eml or .htm or .txt ?

Mail App doesn't have an option to display as list summaries ?