Guides

Email guides for leaving a job, offboarding, and old file formats

Practical, step-by-step guides for the moment email access is about to disappear — whether you're leaving a job, running IT offboarding for a whole company, or just trying to open a PST or MBOX file someone handed you.

For individuals

Leaving a job or worried you might

Keep Emails & Contacts When Leaving a Job

How to save your own email history and contacts before your account is switched off — and keep it searchable afterwards.

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Save Work Email Before a Layoff

Laid off or worried about it? Here's how to back up your own messages and contacts before you lose access.

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For IT, finance & compliance teams

Offboarding, licence costs, and compliance

Employee Email Offboarding

Archive a departing employee's mailbox properly, covering Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and compliance requirements.

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The Real Cost of Keeping Ex-Employee Mailboxes

Per-seat licences for departed staff quietly compound every year. Here's the real cost — and a cheaper way to stay compliant.

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Inactive Mailbox Storage Fees & Alternatives

Microsoft now charges for inactive-mailbox storage and Google's Archived User fees never stop. Cheaper ways to stay compliant.

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Exports & file formats

Exporting, opening, and searching old mail files

Export Outlook Email on Windows

Export your Outlook or Microsoft 365 email on Windows when your organization has disabled PST export.

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Export Outlook Email on Mac

Export your Outlook or Microsoft 365 email on macOS when your organization has disabled export.

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Export Gmail on Windows

Export your Gmail emails on Windows when your organization has disabled Google Takeout.

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Export Gmail on Mac

Export your Gmail emails on macOS when your organization has disabled Google Takeout.

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Search Your Google Takeout Archive

Downloaded Google Takeout emails but can't search them? Make your Gmail MBOX archive searchable in minutes.

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Open a PST File Without Outlook

Every practical method to open and search a PST file without Outlook: cloud tools, free viewers, and format conversion.

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View an MBOX File Online

View and search MBOX files online without any software — works with Takeout exports and Thunderbird backups.

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Keep your email — searchable forever.

Upload your old mailbox once and search every message and contact from any browser, for a fraction of a live inbox.

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