Gmail: Here’s how to backup emails

Madhu Balaji Updated - September 07, 2022 at 02:47 PM.

Google Takeout lets you download data

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When you decide to stop using an email or when switching jobs and others, Google’s Takeout feature lets users backup and export Gmail and other Google account data. Google Takeout, initially released in 2011, is a project by Google Data Liberation Front, which allows users to export their data to a downloadable archive file.

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Steps to backup emails from Google account

Step 1: Open myaccount.google.com on a web browser

Step 2: Log on to your Google account

Step 3: Select data & privacy.

Step 4: Click ‘download or delete your data’ option under the head: Data from apps and services you use

Step 5: Choose the data for backup, including Gmail.

Google Takeout to backup Gmail data

Step 6: Choose the file type and particulars for download

Step 7: Click Create Export button

Published on September 7, 2022 09:17