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downloading gmails
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Local mail client (Thunderbid) -> IMAP/POP -> sync.
Once done, move to a local folder and delete from Gmail.
You can just backup the Thunderbird profile, if you want to keep the mails safe
Thanks, I've set up Thunderbird using POP. Does it just download everything automatically when you first login? Thank yiu!
Look into the differences between POP and iMap. One saves a local copy of everything(pop), the other just checks in with a given mail server(imap) and caches a desired amount of emails.
There’s some other key differences but for what you’re wanting to do I’d recommend POP
You'll want to use IMAP, not POP3. While the former can see and manage folders, move items between them, add and remove stuff at will etc., the latter can just download and optionally delete messages from the inbox.
In short: IMAP lets you manage all of your stuff, POP3 can only make a local copy of the inbox.