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==Data portability== | ==Data portability== | ||
Until around 2023, there was no way for users without a paid subscription to create local backups of all of their emails at once (an example [[data lock-in]]). Paying users could use the Proton Mail Bridge to download their emails through the IMAP protocol using an external client such as Thunderbird or Outlook, whereas free users were limited to downloading each email individually, making it impractical for backup purposes.<ref> | Until around 2023, there was no way for users without a paid subscription to create local backups of all of their emails at once (an example [[data lock-in]]). Paying users could use the Proton Mail Bridge to download their emails through the IMAP protocol using an external client such as Thunderbird or Outlook, whereas free users were limited to downloading each email individually, making it impractical for backup purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to export and import emails |url=https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/export-import-emails/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.ph/2020.06.12-083856/https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/export-import-emails/ |archive-date=2020-06-12 |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=ProtonMail}}</ref> | ||
Since around 2023, Proton Technologies provides an export tool that anyone can use.<ref> | Since around 2023, Proton Technologies provides an export tool that anyone can use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to export and restore emails using the Proton Mail Export Tool |url=https://proton.me/support/proton-mail-export-tool |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/xTKrm |archive-date=2025-11-05 |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=Proton}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Proton]] | [[Category:Proton]] | ||