NEW YORK--()--MailStore, the email archiving software specialist, today announced the release of MailStore Home 5, the most user-friendly version of its free email archiving, backup and migration software for personal use. Following more than 1,500,000 free downloads of MailStore Home to date, the company has responded to consumer feedback by introducing new sought-after features to MailStore Home 5 – giving users peace of mind that their emails are protected and secure.
“More and more consumers are relying on free webmail services that do not provide users with any kind of backup system for important personal emails”
Key updates to MailStore Home 5 include:
- Portable Archiving/Archive to USB: MailStore Home 5 can now be used on any USB drive, creating a portable email archive for quick access on-the-go without installation
- Auto Configuration of Settings: Before the archiving process, MailStore Home 5 automatically recognizes email account settings based on each email address, ensuring a seamless archiving experience
- New User Interface: MailStore Home 5 offers a re-designed, modern user interface that is highly intuitive and makes archiving easier than ever
“More and more consumers are relying on free webmail services that do not provide users with any kind of backup system for important personal emails,” said Joerg Utecht, director of product management, MailStore. “One of the worst feelings is the panic that sets in when your email provider goes down and you realize you may have lost your emails forever. Our new MailStore Home 5 software helps users gain independence and avoid that anxiety, giving any consumer a straightforward, practical way to backup all of their emails in seconds – free of charge.”
In addition to its new features, MailStore Home 5 continues to offer email and webmail users a wide variety of email archiving, backup and migration tools, including:
- Full Email Backup Capability: Consumers can backup all of their emails and folders locally to their computer, avoiding potential loss either through incomplete backups or security flaws at a webmail provider. Supported email archiving sources include any POP3 or IMAP mailbox, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail, Microsoft Exchange Server, Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
- Migration and Export Functionality: Don’t get locked into one email provider for a lifetime - MailStore helps users efficiently export their inbox and migrate from one email service to another, letting consumers switch email providers at any time for added independence
- Full Text Search of Email Archives: Trying to find that attachment that seems to have disappeared? With this tool, MailStore Home users can search through hundreds of emails and attachments in their archives in mere seconds
MailStore Home 5 supports Windows operating systems starting with Windows XP. For a full list of supported email sources, system requirements and to download MailStore Home 5 free of charge, visit: http://www.mailstore.com/en/mailstore-home.aspx.
ABOUT MAILSTORE
MailStore specializes in the development of email archiving solutions that offer users an easy way to backup, migrate and archive email across a wide variety of platforms. With solutions for both consumer and enterprise users, MailStore offers the most popular personal e-mail archiving solution and the most versatile enterprise solution available for small and mid-sized businesses. The company’s flagship consumer product, MailStore Home, gives users on common email platforms (including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Microsoft Outlook) the opportunity to backup their personal emails into a central archive and migrate to any other service or solution – free of charge. Visit www.mailstore.com to download MailStore Home.
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