Open Windows Live Mail > Right-click on the e-mail account header >Ģ. Select WLM's option to WORK OFFLINE (it's on the 'ribbon') before doing this.ġ. The built-in feature in Windows Live Mail which creates special folders (see Step 2,īelow), to store e-mails on the mail server, causes the creation of these duplicates. But 'Sent items', 'Deleted items' and 'Junk E-mail' are useless The folders 'Deleted', 'Junk' and 'Sent' are original folders downloaded from theĮ-mail server.

If you add an e-mail account using IMAP, Windows Live Mail automatically creates You will only get your Inbox mail (if mail goes to the Junk folder, for instance, In the case of POP3 (which has to be enabled in the options first), Mail settings, to get it to the right place - see below. IMAP works well, although you have to re-configure the Junk mail folder, in the Live POP3 and IMAP still work for Hotmail and Live accounts, but you have to make a newĪccount (using the ‘Manually configure server settings’ option), and choose the type. select WLM's option to WORK OFFLINE while doing this step) Fix the duplicate IMAP folders before going on-line: see On the next screen, select IMAP (or POP3) from the 'Server type' drop-down list, andĮnter required incoming and outgoing server addresses and port numbers for your e-mail Then select 'ManuallyĬonfigure server settings'. Such as your e-mail account address, password, display name. It'll launch the 'Add new email accounts' wizard. Click on the 'Accounts' tab in the Ribbon, then click on the 'E-mail' button.Ģ. If you create a new account within Windows Live Mail using the IMAP or POP3 protocol, WLM will sync to your Hotmail account on the online server (will download all the 'live' folders present on the server, including all mail for the last fewġ. It's on the 'ribbon', go to: Home > Work Offline Open the new installation of Windows Live Mail, select the option to WORK OFFLINEīefore proceeding. Run the installation program 'Windows Live Essentials', choose the option 'Windows Live Mail', and install only the mail program. Or search this forum for the term windowsliveessentials (Windows Live Essentials is the name of the installer program needed). If you need help to reinstall Windows Live Mail, ask here. (WLM is one of several programs included in the installer, and when you run the installer it gives you an option to choose which programs to install):

You can download Windows Live Essentials from the Internet Archive at

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