Comments on: Maybe Back Up Your Google Stuff? https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/ We're back on a default theme because comments broke on my custom one and I don't have the energy to figure out why Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Morne https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232446 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:05:10 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232446 Lost all your Google files? Snakes on a Plane, man.

]]> By: Przybysz https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232351 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:59:44 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232351 Well nevermind then, the problem resolved itself…

]]> By: Przybysz https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232348 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:39:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232348 The one problem I’m having with this Thunderbird program is that it’s capping me out at 3499 inbox messages. That puts me around September of ’09… Anyone else having this problem?

]]> By: Madness https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232331 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:04:44 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232331 Leaving your eggs in any basket except your own seems to be risky nowadays. Just banking doesn’t look as safe as it once did.

]]> By: dr_demento https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232270 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:19:25 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232270 Actually, the Data Libaration Front website has this exact advice on it for getting your data off Gmail and Docs, as well as all the rest of your data. It’s only the ‘Google Takeout’ all-in-one download which is limited to status updates, Picasa, contacts and profile data (which is what Dzamir’s link is pointing to).

This twitlonger thing is a great warning against putting all your eggs in one basket, but if you’re going to then Google is certainly the best basket – there aren’t many that make taking your eggs out this easy.

]]> By: Dzamir https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232267 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:26:36 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232267 Or just go to this link:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/settings/exportdata?tab=X8
And download all the data together as a zip file.

]]> By: Tuuvan https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232241 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:51:54 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232241 Thanks for the PSA, Tom.

One thing you didn’t mention were contacts, which are extremely valuable (I know I use Google contacts almost exclusively). To backup those, click on “More Actions”, select “Export”, select the group of contacts you wish to save and the file format (I’d recommend Outlook CSV because it would be the easiest to access offline).

]]> By: Marc https://www.pentadact.com/2011-07-24-maybe-back-up-your-google-stuff/#comment-232240 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:34:21 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=3344#comment-232240 Turns out Thuderbird’s default setting is to sort mail oldest first. I didn’t know that when I read the first unread message in my inbox, an email from an ex-girlfriend of mine saying how nice it was to see me last friday night. A night I have no memory of. So thanks for that minor heart attack Tom.

On the upside I now have a decent email client. Goodbye Windows Live Mail!

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