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This is probably a good moment to mention that GMail backup solutions exist. got-your-back (GYB) is an open source backup tool in Python that can be easily run
by pixelmonkey 8y ago
This is probably a good moment to mention that GMail backup solutions exist. got-your-back (GYB) is an open source backup tool in Python that can be easily run as a cron job and backs up all your email.
https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back
Also, Google Takeout has a full MBox export of your GMail account that may be worth running annually as a paranoid extra safe backup.
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoI've found it difficult to find somewhere to import an Mbox. You've gotta grab a desktop app like Thunderbird that supports it and then upload the data again. Easiest for me has been to just have any email client that supports IMAP on a desktop PC and open it occasionally so that it syncs. This saves you the Takeout delay of packaging up your mail, and ensures you're only downloading the delta since last time. I do have some Takeout snapshots though in case I ever absolutely have to go back.
- pixelmonkey 8y agoThe GYB script I linked actually has a restore mode that can make use of the Google Takeout MBox files.