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That's a good idea on backups. It's nice to have an offline repository for your email. I use a Mac but I could do the same thing with Thunderbird/Mail and Spo
by mattculbreth 20y ago
That's a good idea on backups. It's nice to have an offline repository for your email. I use a Mac but I could do the same thing with Thunderbird/Mail and Spotlight.
- andreyf 20y agoI never got that... what's the point of backup up GMail? Aren't the chances of a local copy going bad 100's of times greater than GMail losing your mail?
- mattculbreth 20y agoThe point would be offline access to email. I used to use Outlook in disconnected mode on planes, back when I got a couple hundred emails a day. It made a big difference. Thankfully I don't get that volume of email right now.
- benhoyt 20y agoYeah, Gmail's probably got good backups, and I love it, but I'm not fond of putting all my eggs in one basket. Plus, Gmail's down occasionally, and it's a real hassle not being able to even view/search old emails when that happens, or when you don't have a net connection.