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Manufacturers cannot answer questions about your AOL Mail settings, or your AOL username or password. Thunderbird – Follow steps for manual configuration. Outlook 2016 – Follow steps under "Other Email Accounts." Outlook 2013 – Follow steps under "Other Email Accounts." Outlook 2010 – Follow steps under "Other Email Accounts."
Download your email from AOL Mail with IMAP Use the IMAP settings below to download your email from AOL Mail into a third-party email app, like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Mac Mail. For accounts with a lot of content, it can take several days or longer to download everything.
Find your application's "Email Accounts" or "Account Settings" section, select your AOL Mail account, then update to your new password. If you've activated 2-step verification for your AOL account, you'll need to generate and use an "app password" to access AOL Mail from these apps.
AOL.com email users - Read our help article for AOL.com port and server settings. To send and receive AOL email via a 3rd party email client, you'll need to manually configure the servers and port numbers with supported AOL Mail info. If you access AOL Mail through mail.aol.com or the AOL app you don't need to make any changes to your settings.
Outlook 2010 – Follow steps under "Other Email Accounts." Outlook 2007 – Follow steps under "Other Email Accounts." Outlook for Mac – Follow steps under "Update your email settings in Outlook for Mac." Windows 10 Mail – Follow steps for "Add an account using advanced setup." Windows Live Mail – Follow steps "To change server settings ...
Each method downloads email data from AOL to your device or software, however, they differ in where the emails are stored. Review the differences and choose the protocol that's right for your needs. Whether you decide on POP3 or IMAP to access your mail, you'll need to configure the email client with AOL settings.
Check your account email client. One of the top reasons a user can't find their emails is due to settings from a third-party email client such as Outlook or the Mail app on your phone. Chances are the settings in the program are set to delete the emails from the AOL server each time you check your mail.
Then, go to step 2 to change your mail server and port settings. For specific help with email setup and configuration, you can find a list of common email applications and links to help for each of these below. Thunderbird; Outlook 2016 (Follow steps under “Manual Setup” option) Outlook 2013 (Follow steps under “Other Email Account” option)