Software Guide to Backup Gmail Emails, Contacts, Calendars, etc.

We are providing you a detailed software guide to manage your Google mail data. It will describe how to migrate your Gmail mailbox in different file formats and email accounts. The user interface of the software is interactive and easy to understand. However, this additional assistance will help you to use all the features of the application effectively.

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Visit the official website ofCloudMigration and download the Gmail Backup Tool. Install and run the application as administrator.

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After launching the tool, fill in your Gmail login credentials. Enter the username and app password. Click on the Sign in with Google button.

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After successful login, you will seeGmail, Contacts, Calendar, Contact, Photos, and Drive. Select the Gmail option.

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Now, the tool previews your mailbox folders. Select the desired mailbox item and click on the Next button.

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Click on the Save/Backup/Migrate As field. You will see the list of all file formats and email clients.

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Select the MBOX file format from the list

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After that, tick the Remove Duplicate Mail On basis of To, From, Subject, Bcc, Body option. It helps you to create a backup file free from duplicate mailbox items.

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The Maintain Folder Hierarchy option is enabled by default. It keeps all the mailbox items in the correct hierarchy.

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If you want to delete Gmail emails from your mailbox after migration, select the Delete After Download option. It allows you to create free space for new incoming emails.

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Next, tick the Skip Previously Migrated Items option to skip emails that you migrated earlier using this tool

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The Migrate or Backup Emails without Attachment files option allows you to backup emails only and leave all the attachments. Thus, you can create a precise and compact backup.

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After that, if you want to schedule your Gmail mailbox migration, opt for the Set Backup Schedule. Enter suitable date, time, and frequency for backup.

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The Mail Filter is a date range feature that helps you to backup only specific mailbox items of your Gmail account. So, tick the Mail Filter and enter suitable Start Date and End Date to define the date range.

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You can also assign any desired name to the folder of the resultant file. Mark the Custom Folder Name option and give a suitable name in the field.

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Click on the Path to Save button to specify the saving location of the output MBOX file. The default destination path for the backup file is set to Desktop.

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At last, hit the Convert button to initiate the Gmail backup to MBOX file format. After starting the conversion, the time taken for migration will depend upon the size of your Gmail mailbox..

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After finishing Gmail to MBOX migration, click on the Download Report button to download the conversion report in CSV file format.

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Also, you can repeat the process by pressing the Convert Again button.

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First, perform steps 1 to 5. After that, follow the steps below to migrate your Gmail mailbox to Yahoo Mail.

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Select the Yahoo Mail option from the list of the Save/Backup/Migrate As field.

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Enter your Yahoo Username and App Password. Then, click on the Sign In button. You have to use the third-party app password instead of the regular password.

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After that, select the Remove Duplicate Mail On basis of To, From, Subject, Bcc, Body option. So, the tool will migrate only original emails and eliminate duplicates from backup.

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The Maintain Folder Hierarchy option is provided to maintain the order of the mailbox folders as the original.

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Next, tick the Delete After Download option. This feature helps you to leave free space by deleting migrated mailbox data from the server.

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If you want to leave all the mailbox items that you migrated earlier, select the Skip Previously Migrated Items option. It will exclude all emails that you migrated earlier.

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The Migrate or Backup Emails without Attachment files feature allows you to leave email attachments while exporting Gmail mailbox data.

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After that, tick the Set Backup Schedule option if you want to start the migration at any specific time. After selecting this option, enter a suitable date, time, and frequency to initiate the migration

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The Mail Filter is a date range filtering feature. Using this option, you can export emails of a specific date range to your yahoo mailbox..

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Next, tick the Custom Folder Name option and give any desired name to the folder containing the output file.

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At last, click on the Convert button to start the migration.

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After completing the migration, click on the Download Report button to download a CSV file of the report.

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If you want to repeat the process for another email account or file format, click the Convert Again button.

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