On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 3:09 PM, bill hansen <[email protected]>wrote:
> Thanks for reminding me that the gmail download feature is already > available. I missed that in Jeff's note. > > I've used Thunderbird in the past. Probably it's grown up somewhat by now, > and is more stable. I'll give it a try again. > Indeed do give it a try. See the profiles page[1] for info on backup up one's profile. This is where Thunderbird stores the local copy of your email. [1] https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/profiles Just FYI - I did not write anything about the "FBI ransomware" virus. I do > agree that the cloud is not safer than a well backed-up local HD or network. > Yes I know, my question was directed at Ray. The cloud vs. local backup is debatable. In my experience, data stored on a cloud system is the safest. If data is lost, it is usually due to the user's local computer being compromised by, for example, having their password stolen. Backing up one's Gmail locally is a great idea in this case. -- Marko -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
