How do i backup my gmail folders?

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I just want to back up all the info in my gmail account folders

In Time Machine, you can select which folders you don't want to back up. Open System Preferences > Time Machine > Options, and add the folders you don't want to make backups to excluded list.
If you only want to make a backup of some folders, you might consider the option to use a third-party application like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, that allow you to select which folders you want to back up`

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Hi Folks,
In Time Machine, how do I limit the backups to only certain folders?
Many thanks in advance!
Richard

In Time Machine, you can select which folders you don't want to back up. Open System Preferences > Time Machine > Options, and add the folders you don't want to make backups to excluded list.
If you only want to make a backup of some folders, you might consider the option to use a third-party application like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, that allow you to select which folders you want to back up`

How to selectively backup only some folders of bookmarks?

When I go to the "show all bookmarks" window, I would like to export one or two folders into one .json bookmarks backup file. But the current options support for exporting only the entire bookmarks.
Is there any solution to selectively backup only certain folders from the bookmarks?

Here is the solution I figured out to this problem myself. Hope it helps somebody who is having the same problem.
There was a plugin called fastdial which used to allow exporting/importing of individual folders within the bookmarks.
The newer version, Fastdial (v4.1.1), does not have this feature. Fastdial v2.15 was the last known version that has this feature, but works only with FireFox v3.0-3.1b3 ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fast-dial-5721/versions/ ).
The plugin "Fastdial for all versions(FX6 v3.6)" by DerpyHooves has the option but doesn't export/import bookmark folders.
What you can do is:
1. download portable form of older version of firefox (v3.0) which works well with fastdial v2.15,
2. install the plugin - fastdial v2.15
3. export your bookmarks entirely from your regular browser,
4. import this into the portable firefox and
5. use the plugin to export selective folders!!
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The Gmail "all Mail" folder and all of the sub folders used to appear, but I mistakenly chose to have them not appear when upgrading to mail 4.2 and now i cannot for the life of me figure out how to get them back... Any helpp is greatly appreciated!

klhf wrote:
I am still having the exact same problem with the newest iTunes update and all updates to my MacBook Pro. Not sure what is up.
Then you need to answer lllaass's question. I also have no idea what scroll bar you are referring to and I'm not convinced that esylte's post explains it.
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How to make backups of iCloud mail folders

I have a few iCloud Mail folders with saved emails moved from my Inbox and I would like to make a backup of the their content to either my Mac's HD or an esternal drive. I make regular backups of my iCloud Address Book (which I found very helpful when I lost all my contacts when setting up iCloud) and I use Time Machine for the documents I have in the Mac, and now I want to backup the mail folders but cannot figure out how to do it.
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If you are using Time Machine, it should take care of backing up your email.
However, if you want to backup outside of Time Machine there are a couple of ways to go about it. The simplest, butprobably most time-consuming method, is to simply drag each email one by one to a folder on your desktop.
Another method you could use, is to navigate to the mail folder in your library and copy it. You can access your library folder by clicking on the go menu in the Finder, holding down the option key on your keyboard, and selecting library from the list when it appears

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Please see Gmail support for that issue, that is not a Firefox support issue. <br />
http://mail.google.com/support/

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I have to backup of Gmail with Thunderbird Portable, so I could free some space on server - but when I use IMAP (to keep labels) after deletin on server...
...my post also deletes on Thunderbird. Please make an option to prevent it, so deleting on a server doesn't effect mail in the Thunderbird. I would be so happy to have it...
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First Thunderbird portable is supported by its author at portableapps.com.
Secondly you are describing exactly how the IMAP email standard works and Thunderbird has no control over that.
Thunderbird has Local Folders to move messages that you want to keep locally. Maybe the portable version does too.

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I have Virgin BB, don't want to pay a monthly fee, and although not too happy with it, I'll have to let it go and use my Gmail email.
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I have numerous emails and folders etc that I want to keep. I've always just used it as webmail and on my iPhone nits also on my iMac mail app.
Is there any easy way to backup/export/save all my email? I suppose I could forward all the email to my Gmail one, but this would take ages with the number I have. I also don't have that long to do it, finishes around start of Sep.
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Cheers

the loc-man wrote:
Sorry to be a little unsure here, and again thanks for the help.
So if I export the Inbox (I have 2 under Inbox , Virgin and Talk21), If I chose the Talk21 inbox and export, will this include my folders as well?
No, you must export each folder individually, and in the case of multiple accounts you must seperate the 2 accounts. ie: export all T21 mailboxes and after completion move them to a folder caller Talk21, then do the same with Virgin This will avoid having multiple inboxes with no way of knowing which is which when you import them.
Sorry dont undertand what you mean when you say "You are moving these over the internet to Gmail and from Talk21 (on the export), so it won't be instant, I suggest letting each mailbox finish importing/exporting before starting the next"
I thought I was going to import them into Gmail somehow?
You are, but Gmail stores its email on the web (as does any Imap account) so while you are importing locally to Mail, Mail is then pushing them online to Gmail, which takes time. Too much going on at one time will possibly cause a failure.
Just take your time, it will all work just fine.

How best do I leave Gmail for Mail?

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I have a lot of Gmail labels. What's the best way to export from Gmail without getting oodles of duplicates? Forwarding folder by folder would be time consuming + lossy, and stripping the labels would be counterproductive. Are those my only options?
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1: Smart folders won't sync between devices. But you can create regular mailbox folders under the icloud imap folder or at the icloud website which will stay synced.
2: The best way I see to do the labels is to create the gmail account in Mail. Set it to show those labels in imap in the labels setting section at the gmail website. All your gmail folders will appear under gmail's imap folder in Mail's sidebar. Then you will have options to export or just move the messages from one mailbox to another. I think I would just create a new mailbox under iCloud, then select all the messages from one gmail folder and right click to move the messages to the iCloud folder. Seems it would be the easiest way.
3: I don't think it is possible to transfer your rules from gmail to Mail. Rules should be very carefully constructed in Mail paying much consideration to the order they are placed. Simplify it as best you can and test it. In Mail, rules only will apply to incoming messages which may be different than what gmail does.
4: iCloud does not have the option to send other email addresses and retain their identity like gmail does. Best I can say on that is to create the accounts of the other addresses in Mail seperately with their own SMTP servers to send from.
5: No comment.
6:You can go to the gmail website and export your contacts.
Or, open up the AB on the computer and go to preferences. Open the Accounts tab. Select On My Mac in the list and check the box to sync Google contacts. Put your google sign in and password. Your Google contacts should be created on the computer. You can then select all the contacts in google and drag them to iCloud to add them. Once done, deselect the google contact syncing.

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See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy. As long as you copy your entire library over to the new/rebuilt computer your devices should sync with the library and will be backed up on the first sync. If you really want to backup the device backups see this support document iTunes: About iOS backups and backup the device backup folders, then restore them into your new profile.
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How can i backup itunes my library?

I don't use "itunes music" folder,my musics are stored in several folders of two disks,i add the folders separatedly, i want to use itunes to manage all the music i've added,and create many playlists in itunes,add many information related to the songs,for example,the picture of album,the id3,and also use itunes to rate the songs,so i want use itunes do all the things of managing songs.
but before do that all above,one thing need to be solved,how can i backup all the things i do.if my system break down,how can i recover the itunes library,recover all the rate i've done,all the information i've collected,all the playlists i've made?
now i use wmp,if that unfortunate things happend,after i reinstall my system,i use the disktool to let the disk id same as before,and copy the database of wmp in my new system,and i would get all what i've down,no different with before, what to do with itunes?
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Well....You can Use iTunes for Backing up your Music, but I do not favor this mehtod.
It works fine for music files BUT: I prefer more control and completeness over my backup process. It is also very important to note that a large limitation of using iTunes to manage the backup is that the iTunes method does not create or maintain backups of the two meta-data files (iTunes Library.itl & iTunes Music Library.xml) where your Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, etc. are stored. See: What are the iTunes Library files?
If you are heavily invested in your Library data (Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings, Last Played, Date Added, etc.), it is crucial that you also make and archive multiple backups of your ‘iTunes Library.itl’ file.
If your music is located under one common Folder (e.g.-‘iTunes’), then it is easiest to physically copy that folder and all its sub-folders in one simple process. It can be done quickly, and incrementally – several times a day, when necessary. In the case of any data loss, just re-copy your entire (or partial) music library back to wherever it was, placing it in the main Folder that the previous iTunes expected. Along with the ‘iTunes Library.itl’ metadata file, this completes a full ‘restore’ of your music to the time of your last backup.
Use of a backup software program will greatly help. It will allow you to easily perform incremental backups of only the files that have changed. WinXP has such a facility built-in. I use a free program called FileSync ( http://www.fileware.com ). There are many out there. Some use Zipped files or proprietary formats, others use standard file formats. I like FileSync as it uses normal file formats that can be viewed/managed via any Windows program or utility.
iTunes Files to Backup
1) All music files in their current folder structure (usually located in and under the ‘iTunes Music’ folder)
2) The Library database file: ‘iTunes Library.itl’ located in the ‘iTunes’ folder
3) The Library XML file: ‘iTunes Music Library.xml’ located in the ‘iTunes’ folder
4) Any XML playlist files you created for Playlist retention
5) The two iTunes.pref files (optional)
-- C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes.pref
-- C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer Inc\iTunes.pref
Here's a list of possible ways to copy your music files from your main iTunes computer to another storage medium for backup purposes.
1) Use an External Hard Drive to store the complete iTunes meta-data files and underlying Music Folder structure and songs from your main computer. They are quite cheap now, for their storage volume. This is my preferred main medium.
2) If you have Two Computers:
2a) Connect them through a router
2b) Connect them using a Direct (w/Mac) or Crossover (PC/PC) Ethernet cable (See: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3001.html)
2c) Connect them via a USB-to-USB Network Bridge. See: here as an example.
Copy the files and folders from one computer to the other. Use the second PC as your backup repository.
3) Burn several DVDs (at 4.7+ GBs each) with the music data files and store them safely. Re-writable ones are good for backup purposes (if your DVD drive can manage these).
4) Burn 6x more on CDs (at 700MB each) than in #3 above and store them safely in more space Re-writable ones are good for backup purposes (if your CD drive can manage these).
5) Use a larger USB Flash drive (1GB – 4+GBs) to store the files only if you have a small amount ripped music or have multiple and/or jumbo USB drives at your disposal that will fit your music library.
6) Use the Second Internal Hard Drive (if available) of your PC -- not optimum, as you really want to physically separate the storage of backups from the originals, but good as a tertiary storage device.
By keeping only one copy of your music (other than on the iPod), you are not truly 'backed-up' and are running a high risk of losing your music. Music files on just the iPod and the computer is not considered having any backup. If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
-- One (full or partial) set on the iPod
It is a good policy to backup all your important data. It is a very smart policy to back it up on more than one medium.
External hard drives now run less than $100 for 200-250GBs of storage. Very cheap backup insurance, indeed. See This Link

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Hi everyone,
I have a network:
T1 line --> router -->Mac OS X server 10.4.4--> switch (24 ports)--> workstation A, workstation B, workstation C, laptop 1, laptop 2, laptop 3...
All the workstations and laptops are using Mac OS X 10.4.x
How do i backup certain folders in the workstations ?
How do i backup certain folders in the laptops automatically whenever the user plug the laptops to the network ? We are using Cat-5 cable in our network. The reason we want to do that because the user are taking laptop home overnight to work or travel, so we want to backup the data just in case something happen.
Or If you have better backup solution for this situation please feel free to post here. I'm really appreciate that. Thanks in advance.

I have been experimenting using AppleScripts I have written to do this semi-automatically (the user clicks on the script to start the back up) so multiple teachers logging on at the beginning of the day doesn't hog resources. I don't want it to be automatic.
I am a relatively recent convert back to Apple (used Apple II's in graduate school back in the 1970's) and would like to only back up files that have changed, rather than backing up all files every time as in this DOS batch file:
set username=johndoe
set ShareName=\\Server\Users
xcopy "C:\My Documents\." "%ShareName%\%username%\Documents\." /s /v /m
The /m parameter tells the xcopy program to check the file's archive bit to see if the file has been modified and only copy if the file if the bit it on and when the copy is complete.
The /s parameter copies subfolders like the -R in the Unix cp command.
The /v parameter tells it to verify the copy.
Issues related to automatic backup:
1. Password access to server requires embedding password into the script, potentially a giving thief access to your server.
2. Backup kicking off when it would be annoying to the user: slow performance for other tasks attempted.

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I am trying to back up photos on my pc to iCloud .i bought some extra storage.the photos do not back up to iCloud.i did add the the pictuters to photo stream still same.the I cloud is empty.how can I backup my photos in to iCloud with my pc?

Are you using MacOS X 10.0 Yosemite? The current MacOS X Mavericks does not support iCloud drive and Yosemite Beta does not yet support photo libraries in iCloud.
You cannot simply drag a current iPhoto Library to iCloud drive. This will not work.
I thought the purpose of iCloud Drive would be to back up photos online??
Right now, you can store photos in folders on iCloud drive, but to move a photo library there you will have to wait till early next year, when the Photos.app will be released.
iCloud drive is for storing documents and photos and syncing between devices, not for backing up. Any change you do to documents on iClouddrive will be reflected in the cloud immediately, and you cannot restore the previous version. You will need a backup bedsides the cloud: http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/icloud-drive/

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