{"id":20631,"date":"2014-01-01T12:21:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T12:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/?p=20631"},"modified":"2017-03-02T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T18:16:59","slug":"new-years-resolution-backup-your-gmail-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/tutorials\/new-years-resolution-backup-your-gmail-files.html","title":{"rendered":"New Years Resolution: Backup Your Gmail & Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Year is always a great time to make some changes and for your digital home at least, none more important than backing up. \u00a0In 2012 we wrote about using gmvault<\/a> to take a copy of your Gmail but around a month ago Google finally added the ability to back it up (and Google Calendar data too) to the rest of their ‘Take Out’ service.<\/p>\n

We visited the Take Out <\/a>site and requested our files. \u00a0The following day we received the email that our archive\u00a0was ready (you’ve got a week to download before it’s deleted). \u00a0We grabbed the 11.5GB of data (of which our Gmail was 9.28GB).<\/p>\n

\"WD<\/a>While you’re at it take the opportunity to secure your local data too. \u00a0We use SyncBackSE<\/a> on our Windows Home Server Jukebox<\/a> to mirror the important stuff to our Drobo. \u00a0Strangely the free version of SyncBack won’t work on our WHS box (a domestic OS) whilst it will on our SBS2008 (a commercial one). \u00a0Anyway, SyncBackSE is well worth the \u00a329 and the license allows for ‘home use’ on up to five computers. \u00a0Also check out the open source FreeFileSync<\/a> and take a look at\u00a0Clonezilla<\/a> for full drive images.<\/p>\n

Lastly you’ll need an off-site backup and for that we use this little 2TB USB3 drive, updating it once a month then storing it at work. \u00a0There are plenty of cloud based off-site backup solutions too if you have the bandwidth and CrashPlan<\/a> for example will allow you to backup your data to a friend or family members house over the Internet.<\/p>\n

What ever method you use, just make sure to start backing up. \u00a0Someday it could just be the best new years resolution you ever made.<\/p>\n

Google Gmail Blog<\/a> \u00a0: \u00a0Backup Drives<\/a><\/p>\n

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