Backup Emails Locally: Secure Your Mailbox on Your Hard Drive
Cloud storage is convenient, but what happens if your account is suspended, your storage is full, or the provider raises their prices? True data security is only achieved when you back up your emails locally. With Mailriva, you can download your entire mailbox — whether Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or iCloud — including all folders and file attachments, directly to your PC or Mac.
Your emails as individual files — open and transparent
Mailriva saves your emails as individual EML files or in MBOX format. Each email is directly readable with any mail client or even a text editor. No proprietary container format that becomes useless without special software.
Full Data Ownership
No cloud storage. You can save emails to your computer and keep them physically with you.
True Backup
A local backup protects against accidental deletion or account lockouts by the provider.
Passwords Stay Local
Your credentials do not need to be entered into a website.
All Major Providers
GMX, WEB.DE, Gmail, Outlook.com, T-Online, Yahoo, iCloud, and more.
Why a local backup beats a cloud backup
Copy on someone else's servers
Your emails sit on another server — you need credentials again, another provider, another layer of trust in third parties.
Copy on your hard drive
Your emails are stored as EML files on your computer. No cloud, no third party. You have full control.
How to back up your emails locally
Download Mailriva
Download Mailriva for free and install the app on your Windows PC or Mac.
Connect your email account
Select your email provider and sign in directly in the app.
Choose a local destination
Select a folder on your hard drive, external SSD, or NAS as the backup target.
Start the backup
Select the folders you want to back up and start. Your online mailbox remains unchanged.
Frequently Asked Questions
Backup your emails now
Download Mailriva for free and create a secure, local backup of your mailbox.