How do I backup my GMail?

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You could also back it up using Gmail Backup.

Here is a quick how-to:

http://geekai.com/backup-your-gmail-with-gmail-backup/

How do I back up archived files; i.e., 500+ saved recipes that I've g-mailed to myself?

I found this http://www.gmailkeeper.com what interests me is that it can schedule the backup jobs and supports multiple gmail accounts.

regarding gmail, it is my understanding that gmail does not have a "folder" system, therefore if you transfer all of your hotmail email......you will get a very long list of email and not individual folders.....havent looked at this recently, but this was my last understanding.

You can get a free one-time Gmail backup from http://backupmymail.com

for those who couldn't re-download, do this:

Enable POP for all mail in the 'Forwarding and POP/IMAP' section of your Gmail settings

then re-run email pop3 download.

I also wrote a tutorial on how to backup Gmail using Mozilla Thunderbird:

http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/05/backup-gmail-using-mozilla-thunderbird.html

Enjoy,
Matt

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