Two things. With an email software like Thunderbird you can download a local copy of your mail and backup that. And you should own the domain name of your priva

Two things. With an email software like Thunderbird you can download a local copy of your mail and backup that. And you should own the domain name of your private email address, even if you forward it to gmail. Because that way, if gmail locks you out or you just don’t like them any more, you’ll be happy that no one has to update your email address.