How to Import and Export Emails in Roundcube
- Accessing Roundcube Webmail
◦ Log in to your Thamara.Cloud control panel or webmail portal.
◦ Select Roundcube as your preferred webmail application.
◦ Once loaded, your inbox and folders will appear on the left-hand side of the screen.

OR Log in to your webmail portal.

- Exporting Emails from Roundcube
Roundcube allows you to download single messages, multiple messages, or entire folders for backup or migration.
- Export a Single Email Message
◦ Open the email you want to export.
◦ Click the More menu (three-dot icon) at the top of the message window.
◦ Select Export (.eml).
◦ The file will download to your computer in .eml format.

- Export Multiple Email Messages
◦ In your message list, select multiple emails (hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking).
◦ Click the More menu and select Export (.eml).
◦ Roundcube will generate a .zip archive containing all selected messages.
◦ Download and extract the ZIP file to access individual message files.
- Export an Entire Folder
◦ In the folder list, select the mailbox folder you want to export (for example, Inbox or Sent).
◦ Click the gear icon (folder actions) at the bottom of the folder list.
◦ Choose Download folder.
◦ The folder will be downloaded as a ZIP file containing all the emails from that folder.
- Importing Emails into Roundcube
If you have previously exported emails or received .eml or .zip files from another system, you can import them directly into your mailbox.
- To Import Email Files
◦ In Roundcube, open the folder where you want to import messages (for example, Inbox or Custom Folder).
◦ Click the gear icon at the bottom of the folder list and choose Import messages.
◦ Select the .eml or .zip file from your computer.
◦ Roundcube will upload and add the messages into the selected folder.

- Then browse to select the file

Important: Importing large mail archives may take several minutes, depending on file size and internet speed.
- File Formats and Compatibility
◦ Individual messages are saved as .eml files.
◦ Multiple messages or folders are exported as .zip archives.
◦ These files are compatible with most mail clients such as Outlook, Apple Mail, and Thunderbird.
Summary
| Task |
Menu Path |
Result |
| Export a single message |
Message view → More → Export (.eml) |
Downloads one .eml file |
| Export multiple messages |
Select messages → More → Export (.eml) |
Downloads a ZIP file |
| Export a folder |
Folder actions → Export folder |
ZIP file with all folder emails |
| Import messages |
Folder actions → Import messages |
Adds emails from .eml or .zip |