---
title: "Export your mail"
description: "Download a full copy of your mailbox as a standard .mbox file you can open anywhere."
---

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# Export your mail

Your mail is yours, and you can take it with you. Doota exports a whole mailbox
as an **`.mbox`** file — the standard mail-archive format that Thunderbird,
Apple Mail, and most other mail apps can import.

Open **Account → Mail** and find **Export mailbox**, then hit **Export mailbox
(.mbox)**. Doota confirms which address you're exporting, gathers your messages,
and gives you a **Download** button when it's ready. You'll see how many messages
it packed and when.

> **Caution**
>
> The export file contains your **decrypted** mail — that's the point, so you can
> read it anywhere. The download link works for **15 minutes** and anyone with the
> link can read the file while it's valid, so download it somewhere private and
> don't pass the link around. After it expires, just run the export again.

Source: https://docs.doota.dev/guide/your-data/index.mdx