Gmail – Backup and Restore email form Gmail and Google Apps

Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your local computer. It uses the standard IMAP protocol but also takes advantage of some custom Gmail IMAP extensions.

Running GYB for the First Time:

gyb --email youremail@gmail.com --estimate

Performing A Backup:

gyb --email youremail@gmail.com –backup

Performing a Restore:

gyb --email youremail@gmail.com --restore --folder "c:\my_gmail_backup"

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADVANCED USE HERE