gyb
Command line tool for locally backing up Gmail messages using Gmail's API over HTTPS. More information: https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back.
- Estimate the number and the size of all emails on your Gmail account:
gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action estimate
- Backup a Gmail account to a specific directory:
gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action backup --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}
- Backup only important or starred emails from a Gmail account to the default local folder:
gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --search "{{is:important OR is:starred}}"
- Restore from a local folder to a Gmail account:
gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action restore --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}
