How to Backup Your Gmail Account

There are a number of reasons why you might need to backup your email account. You might be changing an email provider, or you require a copy of your data for safekeeping in case of a cyber intrusion. Fortunately, Google has a feature that simplifies this process hidden within the Gmail account settings page.

Google Takeout provides an option to export and download various Google product data, including Google Drive, Google Photos, Google Play, and most importantly, Gmail emails.

Gmail data can be exported using MBOX or JSON formats and you can specify whether to export all emails or specific labeled content. Without further ado, let's dive right in...