{"id":163053,"date":"2021-01-25T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-back-up-your-gmail-to-a-local-mailbox-the-easy-way\/"},"modified":"2021-01-25T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T08:00:00","slug":"how-to-back-up-your-gmail-to-a-local-mailbox-the-easy-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-back-up-your-gmail-to-a-local-mailbox-the-easy-way\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Back up Your Gmail to a Local Mailbox the Easy Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af1bb547784d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af1bb547784d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-back-up-your-gmail-to-a-local-mailbox-the-easy-way\/#Download_Your_Emails_With_Google_Takeout\" >Download Your Emails With Google Takeout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-back-up-your-gmail-to-a-local-mailbox-the-easy-way\/#Import_Your_Gmail_Emails_Into_Mozilla_Thunderbird\" >Import Your Gmail Emails Into Mozilla Thunderbird<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Back up Your Gmail to a Local Mailbox the Easy Way&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-357929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gmail-privacy-650x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gmail logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"295\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your Gmail emails don\u2019t have to live on Google\u2019s servers forever. Here\u2019s how to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> everything in your Gmail account as a file and turn it into a browsable, searchable offline archive on your computer\u2014the easy way.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Your_Emails_With_Google_Takeout\"><\/span>Download Your Emails With Google Takeout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, download an archive of everything in your Gmail account through Google Takeout. Head to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/takeout.google.com\/settings\/takeout\">Google Takeout website<\/a> and sign in with your Google account.<\/p>\n<p>Select what you want to download here. By default, all the data associated with your Google account is selected.<\/p>\n<p>To download only your Gmail, click \u201cDeselect all\u201d at the top of the page. Scroll down and enable the checkbox next to \u201cMail\u201d to select only your Gmail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The \u201cMail\u201d option contains all emails and file attachments in your Mail account. To download other associated data such as your Contacts, Tasks, Calendar events, or Hangouts chat history, select the appropriate options in the list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-google-takeout-mail.png\" alt=\"Click the checkbox to the right of Mail.\" width=\"650\" height=\"302\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve selected what you want to download, scroll down and click the \u201cNext Step\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p>Go through the rest of the process, selecting whatever options you like, and click \u201cCreate export.\u201d\u00a0 Depending on the size of your archive, it may take Google some time to create the archive for you to download\u2014or it may be very quick. You will have one week to download the archive of your emails once it\u2019s created.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-next-step.png\" alt=\"Click &quot;Next step.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"302\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Google Takeout file will be in ZIP form. The file you download will be named something like \u201ctakeout-[something].zip\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Extract its contents with your favorite file unarchiver. For example, on Windows 10, you can just right-click the ZIP file, select \u201cExtract All,\u201d and click the \u201cExtract\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-unzip-takeout.png\" alt=\"Right-click the ZIP file and click &quot;Extract All.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get a \u201cTakeout\u201d folder. Inside, you\u2019ll find a \u201cMail\u201d folder that holds all your Gmail emails in MBOX format.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710034 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5-takeout-file-contents.png\" alt=\"The Mail folder inside a Google Takeout archive.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Import_Your_Gmail_Emails_Into_Mozilla_Thunderbird\"><\/span>Import Your Gmail Emails Into Mozilla Thunderbird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mozilla Thunderbird, the free and open-source email client, is the best way to browse this email archive. To continue, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thunderbird.net\/en-US\/\">download Mozilla Thunderbird<\/a>. It\u2019s available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.<\/p>\n<p>This process is a little confusing to set up in Thunderbird, so follow our guide to opening an MBOX file in Thunderbird. Once you\u2019re done\u2014it just takes a few clicks, really\u2014you\u2019ll be able to browse and search the contents of your Gmail archive in Mozilla Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p>It works entirely offline\u2014you can now back up your Gmail archive to any storage device and use Mozilla Thunderbird whenever you want to access its contents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Open an MBOX File (Using Mozilla Thunderbird)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-709727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/8-view-mbox-contents.png\" alt=\"Thunderbird showing a Gmail MBOX file under its Local Folders.\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You can now even delete your Google account if you like. 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