How to create backup Roadrunner email data before updating a new version

Emails have become an indispensable part. Whether the user is a student, a business owner, or an employee; everything has relied on a working email id. Gone are the days when users had to manage, adjust, and store everything manually. There are backup techniques associated with the email services that will help you back up all the data in your email account and the next time you try to access your email, you will get everything the same from where you left. Before updating to a new version of the email id, people prefer backing up the email data. But what if the user is unable to back up the data before updating to a new version? Before moving forward it is essential to know the exact procedure to create the backup. Follow the below-mentioned steps to create the backup.

One of the common problems in the backup of Roadrunner email. Here are the steps to back Roadrunner emails.

Open the Roadrunner account.
Click on ‘File’
Choose ‘Open & Export’
Select ‘Import/Export’
Choose the option ‘Export to a file’
Select ‘Next’
Select the data file.
Again select ‘Next’
Select the mail folder for backup.
Again select ‘Next’
Choose a location and name the backup file.
Finally, click on ‘Finish’.
Alternate Backup method.
Download the Roadrunner Webmail backup tool on your device.
Run the application.
Select the IMAP server as a source email.
Enter the credentials.
Email Address: your Roadrunner email address.
Password: your password.
IMAP Host: mail.twc.com.
Port Number: 993.
The tool immediately loads all the email folders available on the left panel.
Check the required email folders.
Choose the required file format to back up the Roadrunner email.
Mostly, PDF is selected as a file-saving option.
Choose the file naming option as per the requirement.
Select the destination path.
Click on the backup button.
The tool will start creating the Roadrunner email backup.
Wait until the process completes.
Once complete, you will receive the pop-up on the screen.

The aforementioned is the general backup procedure that will help the users generate a backup of their email and keep their data safe and secure. Let us check out how to back up and restore the data appropriately to stay secure with the assurance of accessing data anytime.

Backup and Restore POP3 data

When you use the POP3 account, all your Roadrunner email data like the contacts, emails, tasks, calendar, and notes are stored locally in your device as a pst-file. For backup, you must regularly generate a copy of your pst-file to your backup location when the Roadrunner email is closed. For restoration, rename the current pst-file and then restore it from your backup location to the original one. For backing up the selected amount of folders, use the import and export method.

Backup and restore IMAP data

When the user chooses the IMAP account, the data is either stored in a PST file or an ost file. The fact that two different files can be obtained; so it gets quite complicated to deal with the backup in this case. Your Roadrunner emails and folders are stored on the IMAP server and then synced with the Roadrunner which stores the data in a local file on the device. The remaining data like the Calendar, Contacts, and tasks are not stored and are only synced with the IMAP mail server. The backup of your calendar, contacts, notes, and tasks is stored within the PST file just like the POP3 account. Make your backup copies of your cached pst-file or ost-file.

The restoration strategy for IMAP mail is to utilize the methods and processes endowed by the service provider. To restore the mailbox items. In case of the corrupt local mail cache, rename the pst-file or ost-file that is composed of the IMAP data to .old. Upon restarting the Roadrunner email, Roadrunner will generate a new local cache file comprising all the data from the IMAP mail server.

The data that is stored inside a separate pst-file, in such a case, rename the current pst-file and restore the pst-file from backup to the original location. In case the data is stored under the ost file of the IMAP account, try restoring it manually by importing or copying the data from pst-backup. We hope that this article has helped you and given you an idea for dealing with the backup and restoration of your Roadrunner Email data. In case of any issues or technical help contact technical support and get the issue resolved with the technical help.