在信息技术的世界里，我们不断地使用数字数据。用于创建数字内容的在线产品是如此重要，以至于它已成为我们生活中不可或缺的一部分。数据是使用不断更新、存储和在线共享的在线数字工具创建的。在完全删除这些有价值的数据之前，需要对其进行复制。数据备份非常重要，以便为将来可能会完全丢失数据的紧急情况做好准备。需要归档这些文件和文件夹以在数据丢失的情况下恢复数据。
在您在线使用的所有应用程序和服务中，Gmail是您存储所有重要联系人并拥有重要消息的重要应用程序和服务之一。某些电子邮件可能包含敏感信息，出于商业交易、法律原因或任何个人原因，可能需要备份或下载这些数据。如果您要将帐户切换到新的邮件服务或要将数据转移到另一个帐户，电子邮件备份也是典型的。(Email)在某些情况下，您可能希望在本地备份整个邮件。
幸运的是， Gmail提供了使用第三方应用程序备份数据的选项，或者您也可以使用 Google 的数据(Data)工具将文件完全备份到本地硬盘或外置硬盘。(Hard Drive)在本文中，我们将讨论如何使用Google提供的Gmail 数据备份工具下载(Gmail Data Backup Tool)Gmail联系人和邮件。它所需要的只是将您希望在本地存储中保护的电子邮件数据存档，并通过数据工具(Data Tools)将这些存档导出到驱动器。
将 Gmail 备份到硬盘
如果您正在寻找一种将Gmail电子邮件、联系人和消息下载或备份到计算机本地硬盘驱动器(Hard Drive)的方法，则可以使用Gmail 数据备份工具(Gmail Data Backup Tool)来实现。让我们看一下涉及的方法：
- 打开 Gmail 帐户。
- 单击(Click)我的My Account > Personal信息和隐私。
- 单击控制您的内容。
- 单击创建存档。
- 选择交付方式。
让我们详细看看这个。
打开您的Gmail帐户。
在右上角，单击我的帐户(My Account)。
导航到个人信息和隐私(Personal info & privacy)。
单击控制您的内容(Control your content)。
要使用您的数据副本创建存档，请单击CREATE ARCHIVE。
这将带您到下载数据页面。在此页面中，您将看到可以选择和备份的Google产品的完整列表。在完整的Google产品列表中，您可能只想选择几个产品进行归档。要存档邮件(Mail)，请在选择(Select)要包含的数据下，单击选择无(SELECT NONE)。
现在向下滚动以找到邮件(Mail)并切换按钮进行选择。
单击下一步(Next)按钮。
选择文件类型为 .zip 或 .tgz。通常，首选 .zip 文件，因为它可以在大多数计算机中轻松打开。
从选项列表中选择交付(Delivery)方式。您可以选择通过电子邮件、Google Drive、Dropbox或OneDrive下载链接。
选择交付(Delivery)方式后，单击链接帐户，然后单击创建存档(Create Archive)。
弹出一个消息框，内容为“当前正在准备您的邮件数据的存档(An archive of your Mail data is currently being prepared)”。
根据电子邮件的数量，大约需要一天或更长时间来生成您的数据存档并将下载链接发送到所选的交付方式。
收到消息后，打开它并单击下载存档( Download Archive)以将其安全地保存到本地计算机或外部 硬盘驱动器(Hard Drive)。在下载过程中，可能会要求您重新登录以开始下载。应该注意的是，您需要在系统上安装存档软件(archiving software)才能从存档中提取数据下载。
保存(Save)电子邮件和附件浏览器扩展
如果您想保存 Gmail 电子邮件和附件，(save Gmail emails and attachments)那么您可能必须使用这个名为Save emails and attachments的(Save emails and attachments)Chrome扩展程序。
还有一个您可能感兴趣的工具。Gmail Backup是第三方免费软件，可将所有电子邮件从您的Gmail帐户复制到本地驱动器或可移动磁盘。你可以从这里(here)下载。
That’s all!
How to Backup Gmail to Hard Drive on Windows 11/10
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Of all the applications and services you use online, Gmail is one of the important ones where you store all the important contacts and have important messages. Some of the email messages may contain sensitive information, and it may be required to backup or download these data either for business deals, legal reasons or for any personal reasons. Email backup is also quintessential if you are switching your account to the new mail service or if you want to transfer the data to another account. In some cases, you may want to backup the entire mail locally.
Luckily, Gmail provides an option to backup the data using third-party apps or you can also backup the files entirely to your Local hard drive or External Hard Drive using Google’s Data tool. In this article, we discuss how to download the Gmail contacts and messages using Gmail Data Backup Tool provided by Google. All it requires is to archive the email data which you wish to safeguard at the local storage and export these archives to the drive via Data Tools.
Backup Gmail to Hard Drive
If you are looking for a way to download or backup your Gmail emails, contacts & messages to your local Hard Drive on your computer, then you can do so using the Gmail Data Backup Tool. Let us take a look at the method involved:
- Open Gmail account.
- Click on My Account > Personal info & privacy.
- Click Control your content.
- Click on CREATE ARCHIVE.
- Select the Delivery method.
Let us take a look at this in detail.
Open your Gmail account.
At the top right corner, click on My Account.
Navigate to Personal info & privacy.
Click on Control your content.
To create an archive with a copy of your data click on CREATE ARCHIVE.
This will take you to Download your data page. In this page, you will see a complete list of the Google products that you can choose and backup. Out of the full list of Google products you may want to select only a few products to archive. To archive the Mail, under Select data to include, click on SELECT NONE.
Now scroll down to locate Mail and toggle the button to select.
Click on Next button.
Select the file type as .zip or .tgz. Usually, .zip files are preferred because it can be easily opened in most of the computers.
Select the Delivery method from the list of options. You are provided with options to download link via email, Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
Once the Delivery method is selected, click on the link account and click on Create Archive.
A message box pops up which reads as “An archive of your Mail data is currently being prepared“.
It will take an approximate time of a day or more to generate your data archive depending on the number of emails and send a download link to the chosen delivery method.
Once the message is received, open it and click on Download Archive to save it securely to a local computer or External Hard Drive. During the download process, you may be asked to sign in again to start the downloading. It should be noted that you need to have archiving software installed on your system to extract the data download from the archive.
Save email and attachments browser extension
If you want to save Gmail emails and attachments then you may have to make use of this Chrome extension called Save emails and attachments.
There is another tool that may interest you. Gmail Backup is a third-party freeware that copies all emails from your Gmail account to a local drive or removable disk. You can download it from here.
That’s all!
