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| + | ====== Howto Backup Gmail ====== | ||
| + | * [[getmail]] | ||
| + | * [[http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/|Homebrew]] | ||
| + | * [[http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/|getmail 4]] | ||
| + | * [[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833|Google application-specific passwords]] | ||
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| + | Getmail is a small script written in Python that downloads a copy of your mailbox contents. Each email is stored in an individual file, and it is an excellent way to make a backup of your Gmail contents. | ||
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| + | To set it up, you will need to install getmail through brew, create a specific password for getmail to access GMail, make some changes to your GMail settings, and finally configure getmail itself. We will also be setting up a cron job so getmail will run in the background and continue to download updates regularly. | ||
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| + | === Install Homebrew === | ||
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| + | First, install the Homebrew package manager, which we will then use to install getmail. | ||
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| + | Open your Terminal application and run this command: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Next, verify that Homebrew has permissions to install applications on your computer. Depending on your OS X setup, it may request your password to continue. | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | brew doctor | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Finally, install the getmail application. We'll be configuring it later. | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | brew install getmail | ||
| + | </code> | ||
