On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Keith Bainbridge <[email protected]>wrote:
> I'm going to put in place an email client that stores each mail item as a > separate file, re-set pop at gmail ie turn it off, then back on for all > messages; and set up a simple, local back-up of that mail directory. > > I tried the Google approach. It creates a giant compressed file which you > download a few days later when it is ready. My view is that back-up files > should be as small as possible. This thinking also turns me off programs > that store large amounts of data in 1 file, but I digress. > The Google method creates an mbox file and then compresses that. The mbox format is universal and can be opened by most email clients. If you don't want one huge file, select individual labels and it will create a separate file for each one. My thinking is that I wouldn't use this method, owing to the size of my mailbox. See my thoughts on IMAP in my reply to Andy. -- 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/d/optout.
