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I have 16GB data in GMail and a 2mbps connection, how do I backup? [Added]: I also fear that pulling so much data from Gmail might flag my account or worst, di
by Zakuzaa 16y ago
I have 16GB data in GMail and a 2mbps connection, how do I backup?
[Added]: I also fear that pulling so much data from Gmail might flag my account or worst, disable it. I'd really appreciate some help/suggestions.
- trafficlight 16y agoGet started and then sit back and wait.
- Zakuzaa 16y agoIf the connection is lost in-between, would the download resume from that point?
- jonknee 16y agoYes, because it's not just one file but thousands of individual messages. If you start downloading by POP or IMAP it will bring down the individual messages, so if you get stuck in the middle it will resume (after some waiting time to figure out what's not transfered). It only takes a long time once and then should be hardly noticeable.
- halfasleep 16y agoYou could use Imapsync and a VPS somewhere running an IMAP daemon. Then it's easy to sync back out to another email host if you hit trouble with Gmail
- daniel02216 16y agoGoogle is OK with you doing that, they'll eventually throttle down your IMAP connection, but it'll keep going.