Gmail Backup

[amanda54841]

I have a couple of Gmail accounts, both for separate purposes, and they are filling up faster than ever. I need to backup all the emails currently present in these accounts so that I can have a clean Gmail account and also get the backup emails retrieve later when I want them to. What solution do I have?

[FN-GM]

This can do the backup - https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back/wiki

This can clear it out - https://github.com/jay0lee/GAM

[rogerdnixon]

By filling up - I'm guessing these are private consumer accounts - not G Suite ones (as these are unlimited). So as a private individual, you can buy more storage or upgrade to Google One. As a school, you can use G Suite for Education which is free and your accounts are unlimited - so will never fill up. You can migrate private Gmail to G suite - see https://support.google.com/a/answer/6167866?hl=en. With G Suite you can also archive all your mail using Vault. You should not be using private accounts for school stuff.

[TwistedHelixis]

Google have this built in for personal accounts

 

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?hl=en

[Arthur]

One method is you can use...

For $29 less (i.e. for free) the OP could try MailStore Home or GmVault (related thread).

 

Alternatively, there's CloudPull for Mac ($24.99) which can backup not only Gmail, but also Google Contacts, Calendar and Google Drive.