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Learn how to save multiple emails at the same time in Outlook Express by dragging and dropping them into a Windows Explorer window
I wanted a way to make backups of my emails in Outlook Express but the Save As option in the file menu only saves one message at a time and the Move option in the Edit menu only moves emails between folders. I found that it is possible to drag and drop multiple emails from Outlook Express into a Windows Explorer window.
Open the correct folder in Outlook Express and arrange the window so it only takes up half of the screen. Hold down the Ctrl button and left-click on all the emails that you want to save.
Click on the Start button and then My Documents to open a Windows Explorer window. Then create a new folder for the selected emails. Drag and drop the emails into this folder to create a copy. If you don’t want them in Outlook Express any more, they can now be deleted.
The limitation with this system however, is that the emails can only be sorted by date or subject.
Brian Case
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Very limited use
Try archiving a load of emails with the same subject (eg all emails about a single topic) and you can't - you have to manually rename each one. Great. Also, it makes a file with the date of when you copied it, not the email date, so you can't sort by receive date! So fairly useless So, STILL seeking a utility that can do such a simple task (it's only been 15 years, now....)
Posted by windbag, 20 Jan 2012