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by GJim 15 days ago
> You can export mails, but only if you're on a paid plan.

GDPR to the rescue: You have the right to data portability. All UK/EU email providers offer this (and any that don't may need a polite reminder for them to play ball).

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-re...

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I thought protonmail supports imap. Or was it discontinued?
There is a local bridge which transparently communicates between Proton’s encrypted servers and offers imap locally. Only on non-mobile OSs afaik. [0]

[0] https://proton.me/mail/bridge

That's exactly what I wrote in my comment above. You need to install Proton Mail Bridge. But it only works if you're on a paid plan.