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How can I backup all of my email from google apps?

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-can-i-backup-all-of-my-email-from-google-apps.185639/

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davidsaina161 Original post #1
Jul 17, 2014 at 11:22 AM
hi,

I've been using email from google apps. It's great. But I want to back up my email locally.
How do I do this?
TechnoBOY
Jul 17, 2014 at 6:50 PM
what do you really mean ??you need to back up you mail from gmail to some other like yahooo??
Flash
Flash #3
Jul 17, 2014 at 6:56 PM
I guess, he wants to store it offline maybe in a local drive.
TechnoBOY
Jul 17, 2014 at 7:05 PM
Try out this
From within the android gmail client:
Press menu
select more
select settings
scroll down and select labels
change the number of days from which you want messages kept on the phone
change individual labels (effectively folders) to none, this number of days, or all
nisargshah95
Jul 18, 2014 at 2:34 PM
I've been using email from google apps. It's great. But I want to back up my email locally.
How do I do this?
You might want to try an email client such as Mozilla Thunderbird. These email clients download your mail as and when it comes to your device for (offline) reading.
Use a search engine and you'll find some other clients too. Here are some links for you to start off -
Five Best Email Clients - Lifehacker
Five email clients to help ease you away from Outlook - TechRepublic
kisame
kisame #6
Jul 19, 2014 at 9:22 AM
^Mozilla Thunderbird seconded.
N
Jul 23, 2014 at 2:05 PM
I sleep better at night knowing that my data is protected with Backupify.
krishnandu.sarkar
Jul 23, 2014 at 8:18 PM
I think either he's talking about Gmail / GApps Mail (on Own Domain).

In both the way you can configure POP3 / IMAP on some local Email Client (Outlook / Thunderbird) as suggested above and the mails will be downloaded locally.

Then you can create PST (For Outlook), similar thing is available for thunderbird too and keep that for future use.
ankush28
Jul 23, 2014 at 10:53 PM
^^ Exactly OP is talikng about Google APPS. Your domain, your email address like ankush@mywebsite.com

If I am not wrong you want restore function too. try this Else use thunderbird's backup option.