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How to archive IMAP emails?

SoftDux
Hi, We acquired a client with 2 mailboxes containing 10GB and 12GB emails each. Email archiving wasn't enabled on his account on the other server. Since he uses IMAP and has various folders in his mailbox, Outlook 365 doesn't archive all the folders automatically. Does anyone know how to manually archive all the folders as well?

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  • SS-Maddy
    Hello @SoftDux If you want to archive the folders for migrating the mails, I would suggest Imap-sync ? That could be an option. You can follow this Install document. Even otherwise, you can migrate and tar the mails.
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hello @SoftDux Does cPanel's Email Archiving not work for you? Archive - Version 74 Documentation - cPanel Documentation
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  • SoftDux
    Hello @SoftDux Does cPanel's Email Archiving not work for you?
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  • SoftDux
    Hello @SoftDux If you want to archive the folders for migrating the mails, I would suggest Imap-sync ? That could be an option. You can follow this Install document. Even otherwise, you can migrate and tar the mails.
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hello @SoftDux I believe you're incorrect as to cPanel's email archival. Please have a look at the documentation here: Archive - Version 76 Documentation - cPanel Documentation cPanel's email archiving will most definitely work with IMAP and allow you to download locally eliminating the use of a 3rd party application. Thank you.
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  • SoftDux
    Hello @SoftDux I believe you're incorrect as to cPanel's email archival. Please have a look at the documentation here:
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  • SoftDux
    So I take it this is not possible at all?
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hello @SoftDux The Email Archiving is going to only work on present mail to retain it for a specified time. If you're looking for a different functionality than this I'd suggest opening a feature request using the link in my signature.
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  • SoftDux
    Hello @SoftDux The Email Archiving is going to only work on present mail to retain it for a specified time. If you're looking for a different functionality than this I'd suggest opening a feature request using the link in my signature.

    Hi Lauren, Yes, I know that. But I need to archive existing emails which is not in the archive. Opening a feature request won't help at all since it could literally take years, or possibly never, before you guys decide to implement it. At which point the client would have moved to another service provider already.
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @SoftDux It isn't something built in right now but couldn't you keep the older emails as part of a backup saved to disk offline, and proceed with archiving the newer ones? It's not specifically "Archiving' for the older email but it would allow the ability to maintain them as well as proceed with archival on newer email.
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  • SoftDux
    Hi @SoftDux It isn't something built in right now but couldn't you keep the older emails as part of a backup saved to disk offline, and proceed with archiving the newer ones? It's not specifically "Archiving' for the older email but it would allow the ability to maintain them as well as proceed with archival on newer email.

    Well I (the client) need to download the old mail off the server to free up some space. Outlook 365 doesn't have this option and I see no option to do it in Horde/ Squirrel Mail / etc either.
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @SoftDux Setting up a POP3 account in any mail client would allow you to download mail locally. Also, remember a backup of the account would contain all the account's mail. You could create a backup then download that backup locally and you'd have the site, databases and mail.
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