Corbett
Corbett Email Backup Software copies mail from 209+ webmail services, IMAP servers and desktop clients to PST, MBOX, EML, MSG, PDF, CSV, HTML or TXT on Windows. One licence covers every provider, several accounts per run and mailboxes of any size.
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Every connection runs from the local PC to the mail provider. Corbett servers never see the data.
Free demo, scanned clean on VirusTotal and a 30-day money-back window.
Lifetime licence from $99 Free trial backs up 10 emails per folder
Mailbox coverage
Accounts get hacked, suspended or hit their storage quota. Email backup software saves a live mailbox to a local drive with folder hierarchy, attachments and dates intact. Select a provider below for its own setup notes.
Providers with a dedicated page and login notes: Gmail backup tool, Outlook.com backup tool, Hotmail backup tool, Office 365 backup tool and Yahoo backup tool. Apple users have the iCloud backup tool. Google Workspace accounts use the Google Workspace backup tool. Hosting mail uses the Webmail backup tool.
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Provider missing from the list or using a custom domain? Any account with IMAP switched on backs up the same way.
Core features
Five screens of the email backup tool, in the order a backup runs.
Automatic setup
Select the mail service and enter the address and password. The backup tool detects IMAP host and port on its own and the same screen accepts custom settings for non-standard hosts. Several accounts can join one backup run.
Folder selection
The mailbox loads as one tree with a checkbox per folder. Inbox, Sent, Drafts, Gmail labels and nested subfolders switch on or off individually, and per-folder totals show the backup size before anything starts.
Message preview
Click a message and it opens beside four analysis views. That depth is what separates this email backup software from a basic export utility, and why IT admins and forensic teams rely on it.
Selective export
Advanced Search trims the mailbox before saving. Back up one client across one quarter, or everything except spam.
Output options
After the preview, choose the outcome: files on disk in one of eight formats or a direct move into a second account. Folder structure, attachments, inline images, dates and read state survive both routes. Saved PST and MBOX files need no licence to open, so the email backup stays usable for good.
Free demo
Test the Email Backup Software on a Live Mailbox
Install the demo, sign in to any supported account, tick folders and choose a format. Testing costs nothing.
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Users rate Corbett's email backup software 4.6 out of 5 across 683 reviews and these directories list it.
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Specifications
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Supported editions
Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 and 7, in 32 and 64 bit. Windows Server 2025 down to 2008.
No macOS or Linux build.
Corbett has built and maintained Windows email utilities since 2020. Email Backup Software tickets are handled by its own engineering team.
Full specification
Complete source and output list for Corbett email backup software.
Goes in
Mailbox sources
Comes out
Backup destinations
To convert saved files later, use the email converter tool or the single-format PST File Converter Tool, MBOX File Converter, EML Converter Tool and MSG Converter Tool. To move one live account into another, use the email migration tool. For reading a saved file without exporting, use the free email viewer software.
Working process
Prefer screenshots? The IMAP backup guide covers the same email backup software run step by step.
Before purchase
Mail sitting on a server is not a backup. Accounts get suspended, hacked or wiped. No provider guarantees permanent retention. Free routes exist and work for small exports. Here is where the free routes stop.
| Task | Free method | Email Backup Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | $99 one time |
| One account, one format | Google Takeout or Outlook export handles it | Covers it as well, with the extras below |
| Several accounts in one run | One at a time, manually | Queued together |
| Choice of output format | Whatever the provider offers, usually one | Eight file formats plus direct cloud transfer |
| Filter before exporting | Rarely, never by date and keyword together | Date range, keyword, item type and exclusions |
| View message headers and raw source | Not offered | Header, properties, hex and raw views |
| Servers with no export feature | No route | Any host with IMAP enabled |
| Licence model | Not applicable | One time, no subscription |
Rows tinted green are the ones where the free route wins.
For a single Gmail account exported once, Google Takeout is free and enough, so no email backup software is needed. The Free Google Takeout Viewer opens what Takeout produces. Provider walkthroughs: Save Yahoo emails to computer, Backup iCloud emails to computer, Download Hotmail emails to computer, Save Outlook 365 emails to hard drive, Save AOL emails to hard drive, Backup Verizon emails, Namecheap email backup and Backup Hostinger email.
Common questions
What Corbett email backup software saves, where it saves it and where it stops.
The demo connects to any supported account, loads the full mailbox and opens every preview, filter and analysis view of the licensed edition. Export is capped at 10 emails per folder.
No. The full edition sets no ceiling on account size or number of messages. Large accounts take longer and need disk space for the output, yet nothing halts midway.
No. Your PC talks to the mail provider directly and saves messages wherever you choose. Corbett never stores or relays a message.
No. This email backup software is Windows-only, built for desktop Windows 7 to 11 and Windows Server 2008 to 2025.
Yes, in most cases, provided IMAP is switched on for that account. Named providers get server settings filled in automatically. Anything else takes a host name and port, entered once. Test your provider in the demo first.
Yes. Add accounts one after another or load a CSV list for dozens. They all back up in one session, and several folders inside one account can be selected together too.
Yes, wherever two-step verification is switched on, which is now the default on those services. Generate an app password in the account security settings and use it in place of the normal password.
Yes. The folder hierarchy is rebuilt at the destination. Attachments, inline images, sent and received dates, read/unread status and the To, Cc, Bcc, From and Subject fields all carry across.
Yes. Alongside emails it backs up calendars, contacts, tasks, journals and notes. Every item type can be sorted and selected separately before the backup runs.
Not from a saved file. It can send mail straight from one account into another, so a live mailbox copies to a new one in a single run. To put saved files back into an account, use the email recovery software.
No. You start every backup and it runs while the software is open. There is no scheduler, no background service and no incremental mode, so a repeat run copies the mailbox again instead of only new mail.
Yes. Extract has separate options for attachments, email addresses and phone numbers, so they come out without saving full messages. For address lists alone, use the dedicated Email Address Extractor Software.
Step by step
Short guides for jobs that Corbett Email Backup Software takes care of.
User testimonials
Across 683 reviews of the email backup software, including the ones that dock a star.
Collected across 683 reviews from rating directories and customer feedback. The three below are unedited, a four star review among them.
I needed to save the attachments from my emails. There were about 1500 emails. I did look for manual methods for a while, but due to the confidential nature of my work, I couldn't go ahead with those free manual methods. Then I found this tool. It is super easy to use and I would suggest it to anyone looking to back up their emails.
Being an IT administrator, I was tasked to back up all emails due to a change of department. The size of the data being in TBs, manual methods were out of the question. After looking on the internet for a while I found this software. As far as email management is concerned, this tool is pretty good.
I had a bunch of old email files stored in EML format. Because of some office work I needed to back these up into my webmail account. I bought it at the suggestion of a colleague. I will give it four stars; the cut back of one star is not due to functionality. I felt it to be a bit pricey, but hey, maybe that's just me. The tool works pretty well.
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87.4 MB · Windows 11 to 7 and Windows Server 2025 to 2008 · 30 day money back
