How to Protect your Gmail Account Content

Sometime when your account need recovery that time hackers have deleted your account history contact/e-mail etc. unless your account backed up that information in your local computer. It may be losted forever.

There are many ways to backup gmail account and number of tools that will helpful to you. I want to introduce method helpful for gmail account backup

 Method 1

Mail Settings in Gmail

1. Log in www.gmail.com and click on "Mail Settings" in the top right hand corner. This can be accessed from any Gmail page.
2. Then Click on the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.
3. In "POP Download". Select the first option, "Enable POP for all mail (also mail that's already been downloaded)". 
4. Once your mail client is configured to download your email, remember to open it periodically to backup. 

 Method2

Gmail Backup Download 

1. browse: https://code.google.com/p/gmail-backup-com/ and select "download" to install the software. Open your command or terminal then go to directory of the program.
2. Now Run the program and replace "dir" with the directory name you want to use and your email address with your own password. 
3. Now Run the program and replace "dir" with the directory name you want to use and your email address with your own password. 

 Method3

Apple Mail

1. First Click the Accounts tab.
2. Then Click the plus sign (+) at the bottom to add a new account.
3. Put your name in the Full Name field.
4. Put Enter your Gmail password in the Password field.
5. Now check the box next to "Automatically set up your account". This only applies to Apple Mail 3.0. Skip this step if using 4.0.
6. Then Click Create.

Method 4  Outlook Express

1. Click Tools > Accounts.
2. Click Add.
3. Click Mail.
4. Put your name in the Display name field and click Next.
5. Put your full Gmail email address in the Email address field, and click Next. If you use Google apps, enter 'username@your_domain.com' instead.
6. Put pop.gmail.com in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server field.
7. Put smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field. Google Apps users must enter the server name, not your domain name.
8. Click Next.
9. Put your full email address in the Account name field. Enter your email password in the Password field, and click Next.
10. Click Finish.
11. Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account. Click Properties.
12. Click the Advanced tab.
13. Fill in the following information:
    
    • Check the box next to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" under Outgoing Mail (SMTP).
    • Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP): field.
    • Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)".
    • Under Incoming mail (POP3), check the box next to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)." The port will change to 995.
14. Return to the Servers tab. Check the box next to "My server requires authentication."
15. Return to the Servers tab. Check the box next to "My server requires authentication."
16. Click OK
      
    
    

Method 5 : Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird.
2.  Put your Gmail username and Google password. Your username is whatever you put before @gmail.com.
3. Thunderbird will download your e-mail. Note that Thunderbird doesn't backup your sent mail.

 

Method 6 : Windows Mail

1. Click Tools menu > Accounts.
2. Click Add.
3. Select Email Account and click Next.
4. Put your name in the From field of outgoing messages. Click Next.
5. Put your full Gmail address. For Google Apps users, enter username@your_domain.com.
6. Fill in all necessary fields with the following information:
   
   • Incoming mail server type: POP3
   • Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: pop.gmail.com. Google Apps users, enter the server name provided, not your domain name.
   • Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name: smtp.gmail.com
   • Outgoing server requires authentication: enabled
7. Click Next, and enter your full Gmail address and your Gmail password. Google Apps users, enter username@your_domain.com.
8. Click Next. Check the box next to "Do not download my e-mail at this time." Click Finish.
9. On the Internet Accounts screen, make sure that your pop.gmail.com mail account is selected. Click the Properties button.
10. On the Advanced tab, enter 465 in the in the box next to Outgoing mail (SMTP). Check the box next to "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)."
11. Check the box next to "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" under Incoming mail (POP3). The box next to Incoming mail (POP3) should automatically update to 995.
12. Click OK. Close the Internet Accounts window.
    
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