Summary: Gmail by Google Back in episode six I discussed backup options for Windows as part of your technology preps. However more and more of our data is ending up in the cloud or stored online. This includes email. Online email or “webmail” is very popular. I’ve used Gmail since 2004 when it was an invite only beta product. I was tired of changing my email address due to changing my internet provider and saw, as many people do, webmail as a way to never have to change my personal email address again. Over the years my Gmail account has accumulated thousands of emails from friends and family and I’d hate to lose it. So in today’s episode I discuss several ways for backing up Gmail (and other webmail like Hotmail, Live Mail, Yahoo Mail) to your local PC as part of your tech preps so that if your provider crashes or if you have no internet for an extended period, you can still access your complete email history along with all attachments. Listen in as I discuss: Using a local email client like Thunderbird or Windows Live Mail Pros and cons of third party applications like GMVault or Mailstore Home Why Yahoo Mail isn’t a good option if you want to have a backup of your email Resources / Links Google’s official Gmail backup method : Backing up Gmail with POP General POP setup for GMail Gmvault Gmail backup MailStore Home : Free Email Archiving and Email Backup Software for Home Users Chrome App : Offline Google Mail Export Google/Gmail contacts Google Takeout : Export all your Google data The post Episode 010 – Guide to Backing Up Gmail and Other Webmail appeared first on Tech Preps.The post Episode 010 – Guide to Backing Up Gmail and Other Webmail appeared first on Tech Preps.
