copy an email to windows file but KEEPING THE DATE OF THE EMAIL

Question

copy an email to windows file but KEEPING THE DATE OF THE EMAIL

Answer 1

problem keeps

Answer 2

Hi!

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Can I get a bit more information on your goal, it seems that you are saving a specific email but when you save it, Windows show that it was saved today(since modification date is today, it displays current date). Is this correct or something else?

Answer 3

does not make the visible date of the email

Answer 4

i need to have the date of the email visible

Answer 5

To keep the original email date visible when copying/saving an email to Windows file storage, save the message as an email file (.eml) rather than relying on the Windows file “Date modified/created” fields.

In Outlook (new Outlook or Outlook on the web/Outlook.com):

1. Open Outlook Mail.
2. Select the message so it appears in the reading pane, or double‑click to open it.
3. From the message header, select More actions (three dots) > Save as.
   • Alternatively, right‑click the message in the message list and select Save as.
4. Choose a folder on your computer (or cloud location) and click Save.

This saves the email as an .eml file. The Windows file date will be the save time, but the original sent/received date is preserved inside the .eml message itself and is visible when the file is opened in an email client that supports .eml (such as Outlook or Outlook on the web).

If the goal is to organize by date in Windows Explorer, include the date in the filename when saving (for example, 2024-03-15 Subject.eml).

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References:

• Save an Outlook message as a .eml file, a PDF file, or as a draft