Where Does The Bat! Store Mail and Accounts?
The Bat! keeps accounts in a mail directory with message bases per folder, all on your own disk.
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The Bat! stores mail locally by design, in a mail directory holding one message base per folder plus account settings and templates. Nothing syncs anywhere unless you configured IMAP.
That local-first layout makes the mail directory the whole archive. POP accounts live there exclusively, with no server copy behind them. Copy the directory before reinstalling Windows; the program restores itself around whatever folder you point it at.
Where The Bat! stores this, by platform
Mail directory (message bases + accounts)
Message bases, accounts, filters, and templates in one directory. POP mail exists only here. Copy with the program closed for migration.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move everything to a new PC?
Copy the entire mail directory with the program closed. Accounts, messages, filters, and templates travel together; point the new install at the same folder to resume exactly.
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