{"id":19781,"date":"2025-07-03T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/?p=19781"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:34:07","slug":"how-to-download-office-365-emails-to-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/how-to-download-office-365-emails-to-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Emails from Office 365 Server"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you use Microsoft 365 (Office 365) to manage your emails, you might need to download them for backup, compliance, or to keep a local copy on your computer. This guide will show you step by step how to download emails from Office 365 server safely, whether you want to download everything or just selected messages.<\/p>\n
Below, we\u2019ll walk through manual methods first and explain when you might need an automated tool to make the process easier.<\/p>\n
Microsoft provides a built-in export option. Here\u2019s how you can do it:<\/p>\n
Steps to Export Emails from Office 365 Manually:<\/p>\n
Steps 1.<\/strong> Sign in to Outlook.com.<\/p>\n Steps 2.<\/strong> In the top-right corner, click Settings<\/strong> (gear icon).<\/p>\n Steps 3.<\/strong> Select General > Privacy & Data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Steps 4. <\/strong>Find Export Mailbox, then click Export Mailbox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Microsoft will begin preparing your email archive.<\/p>\n Important:<\/strong> This can take up to 4 days.<\/p>\n Once ready, you\u2019ll get an email with a download link to save the file to your computer.<\/p>\n What Format Do You Get?<\/strong><\/p>\n With Advik Office 365 Backup Tool<\/strong><\/a>, everything is possible. The software will allow you to download all emails from Office 365 server in multiple formats. In addition, you can select single and multiple mailboxes to download at once. Not only that, you can apply email filters to save only specific emails as per your requirements. Thus, you can get rid of unwanted mail by downloading it too. It all depends on your requirements.<\/p>\n Isn’t it amazing? Click below to download and try the software for FREE.<\/p>\n 1. Run the software and enter Office 365 credentials to sign in.<\/p>\n 2. Select email folders to download.<\/p>\n 3. Select a file format in which you want to download emails.<\/p>\n 4. Set a target location to save file and click Backup button.<\/p>\n The program will start downloading emails immediately from your Office 365 account in bulk. It will preserve the mailbox folder hierarchy and email attributes, too.<\/p>\n Once it gets done, you will receive a successful message with a complete log report.<\/p>\n
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Limitations of Manual Export<\/h3>\n
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How to Save Office 365 Emails for Offline Use Automatically?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWatch How to Save All Emails from Office 365 Server<\/h3>\n