Did you hear the news? Gmail crashed in a fiery inferno of power cords and Ethernet cables over the weekend (we can assume, based on reports).
The damage was monstrous?with a whopping 0.02% of all Gmail users affected. Maybe monstrous isn't the right term, but why would the media make it into such a big story if it wasn't monstrous? Because "the cloud" is scary! Don't put anything in the cloud or you might lose it forever, right?
Whether the loss of e-mail messages affected 0.02% of Gmail users or 0.17% of Gmail users, now is probably a good time to learn how to back up your Gmail messages?just in case the cloud starts to look a little stormy. Easy and Free, Windows Only
Gmail Backup. This is a good once-in-a-while program to run that'll back up all your messages to a folder on your computer. If the unthinkable happens, you can restore everything back to Gmail. The program is free, but it only runs on Windows.
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