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# UL Student Account Email Backup in Outlook # UL Email Backup
After you graduate, your UL student email account will be deactivated. After you graduate, your UL student email account will be deactivated.
There's a decent chance that you'll need access to the emails in that account at some point in the future, There's a decent chance that you'll need access to the emails in that account at some point in the future,
so it's a good idea to back them up before you lose access. so it's a good idea to back them up before you lose access.
We recommend exporting your emails before your account is deactivated, which happens shortly after graduation ( We recommend exporting your emails before your account is deactivated, which happens shortly after graduation (approximately 3 months).
approximately 6 months).
You can export your emails from Outlook, which is the official email client for UL student accounts. You can export your emails from Outlook, which is the official email client for UL student accounts.
Outlook has two modes, New Outlook and Classic Outlook. Outlook has two modes, New Outlook and Classic Outlook.
As of the time of writing, New Outlook does not support exporting emails, so you will need to use Classic Outlook to As of the time of writing, New Outlook does not support exporting emails, so you will need to use Classic Outlook to
back up your emails. back up your emails.
If you already use Classic Outlook, you can skip the following section and go straight If you already use Classic Outlook, you can skip the following section and go straight
to [Steps to back up Your UL Student Email][0]. to [Backup Email][0].
## Switching to Classic Outlook ## Switching to Classic Outlook
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5. **Done!**: 5. **Done!**:
Outlook will close, and then reopen in Classic mode. Outlook will close, and then reopen in Classic mode.
## Steps to back up Your UL Student Email ## Backup Email
1. **Log in to your UL Student Email**: 1. **Log in to your UL Student Email**:
Open up Outlook or your preferred email client and log in to your UL student email account. Open up Outlook or your preferred email client and log in to your UL student email account.
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Select "``Export to a file``" and click "``Next``". Select "``Export to a file``" and click "``Next``".
6. **Select File Type**: 6. **Select File Type**:
Choose "``Outlook Data File (.pst)``" and click "``Next``". Choose "``Outlook Data File (.pst)``" and click "``Next``".
![Export to Outlook Data File][6] ![Export to Outlook Data File][6]
7. **Select the Folder to Export**: 7. **Select the Folder to Export**:
Choose the folder you want to back up (e.g., "``Inbox``") and ensure "``Include subfolders``" is checked. Choose the folder you want to back up (e.g., "``Inbox``") and ensure "``Include subfolders``" is checked.
Click "``Next``" Click "``Next``"
![Select Folder to Export][7] ![Select Folder to Export][7]
8. **Choose the Destination**: 8. **Choose the Destination**:
Click "``Browse``" to select where you want to save the exported file. Click "``Browse``" to select where you want to save the exported file.
Choose a location on your computer and give the file a name (e.g., "UL_Student_Email_Backup.pst"). Choose a location on your computer and give the file a name (e.g., "UL_Student_Email_Backup.pst").
Click "``Finish``". Click "``Finish``".
![Choose Destination][8] ![Choose Destination][8]
9. **Set a Password (Optional)**: 9. **Set a Password (Optional)**:
You can set a password for the PST file if you want to protect it. You can set a password for the PST file if you want to protect it.
If you don't want to set a password, just click "``OK``". If you don't want to set a password, just click "``OK``".
![Set Password][9] ![Set Password][9]
10. **Backup Complete**: 10. **Backup Complete**:
Your UL student email will now be backed up to the specified file. Your UL student email will now be backed up to the specified file.
You can access this file later using Outlook or import it into another email client. You can access this file later using Outlook or import it into another email client.
[0]: #steps-to-back-up-your-ul-student-email [0]: #backup-email
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