Keep a copy of your email in your account - If your app asks you if you want to 'keep mail on the server' during setup, select 'yes,' or your email will be deleted from your account when it's downloaded.

If you haven't already, sign into your account using a web browser to do so. We've updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy - You'll need to review and accept the new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to allow third-party email apps to access your AOL Mail account. If you need specific instructions to configure your app with our settings or to check the progress of your download, please reach out to the app developer. For accounts with a lot of content, it can take several days or longer to download everything. Use the IMAP settings below to download your email from AOL Mail into a third-party email app, like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Mac Mail.