<chapter id="exporting"> <chapterinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Scarlett</firstname> <surname>Clark</surname> <affiliation><address> &Scarlett.Clark.mail; </address></affiliation> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2013-07-22</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.11</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Exporting in &kmail;</title> <sect1 id="export-options"> <title>Export Options in &kmail;</title> <!-- Import is possible as well --> <sect2 id="export-data-wizard"> <title>Export &kmail; Data</title> <para>&kmail; has an export wizard to export your settings and email easily. This is useful for backups and moving all of your settings and email to a new installation.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Export &kmail; Data...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para>This brings up the <guilabel>PIM Setting Exporter</guilabel> dialog. Select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Back Up Data...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, it will prompt you to close all kdepim applications. Once you have closed them, click <guibutton>Yes</guibutton> to continue, or <guibutton>No</guibutton> to cancel.</para> <para>You will be prompted to create a backup name, enter the name into the <guilabel>File</guilabel> textbox, ⪚ <replaceable>mymailsettings</replaceable>. The default filetype it saves as is <filename role="extension">.zip</filename>, if you want a different type, uncheck <guilabel>Automatically select filename extension</guilabel> and append the extension to the end of your filename.</para> <para>The final screen shows the log of the backup up process. You can close the window once you have reviewed the log and verified your backup was successful.</para> <para>To restore your backup, select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Restore Data...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> </chapter>