Back Up Your Gmail Account

Does the thought of losing personal email and confidential information from your Gmail account worry you? Using POP (Post Office Protocol) access, you can back up your Gmail with Microsoft Outlook Express, Apple Mail, Mozilla, Thunderbird and so on. Follow these steps to back up your Gmail account using Outlook Express.

Back Up Your Gmail Account Using POP Access

Step1

Login to your Gmail account and open it.

Step2

Click on the "Settings" option on the top right side of the page.

Step3

Press on the "Forwarding" and "POP" tabs. Go to the POP download section and select "Enable POP" for all mail. Click on the "Save Changes" tab.

Step4

Open the mail client you have configured to check for new messages. For example, you can choose Outlook, Eudora, Netscape Mail, Thunderbird or Mozilla.

Configure Your Email Client With Microsoft Outlook Express Automatically

Step1

Configure your email client. For this, run the auto-configuration tool and open the Mail Client Autoconfiguration page.

Step2

Press ''Open'' to select the program you want to use with your Gmail account. You will find 2 options: Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook 2002 or older with the Internet Mail Only option. Select Microsoft Outlook Express.

Step3

Enter your Gmail account information. Enter your email address and your name in the ''Display name" box.

Step4

Click ''Configure." The display will show the Configuration Complete page.

Step5

Click on the "Finish" tab to exit Microsoft Outlook Express. This will enable your email client to send and retrieve messages from your Gmail account.

Configure Your Email Client With Microsoft Outlook Express Manually

Step1

Enable POP in your Gmail account.

Step2

Open Microsoft Outlook Express. Click on the ''Tools'' menu. Select ''Accounts…'' from the menu.

Step3

Click on the ''Add'' tab and select the ''Mail…'' option. It will open the Internet Connection Wizard page.

Step4

Enter your name in the ''Display name'' box and click on the ''Next'' tab.

Step5

Enter the email address of your Gmail account in the ''Email address'' box. Click on the ''Next'' tab.

Step6

Enter ''pop.gmail.com'' in the ''Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server'' box and enter ''smtp.gmail.com'' in the ''Outgoing mail (SMTP) server'' box. Click on the ''Next'' tab.

Step7

Enter the username of your Gmail account in the ''Account name'' box. Enter your Gmail account password in the ''Password'' box and click the ''Next'' tab.

Step8

Press ''Finish'' and highlight the ''pop.gmail.com'' in the ''Account'' box. Then click on ''Properties." Click on the ''Advanced'' tab.

Step9

Check the box next to ''This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'' under ''Outgoing Mail (SMTP)," and enter the numbers ''465'' in the ''Outgoing mail (SMTP)'' box.

Step10

Check the box next to ''This server requires a secure connection (SSL)'' under ''Incoming Mail (POP3)'': the numbers in the port will change to 995.

Step11

Click the servers tab to check the box next to ''My server requires authentication'' and click ''OK."

• Gmail messages will take time to appear in your mail client as the messages are downloaded in groups.
• You will need to download Gmail POP Troubleshooter to access your Gmail account with Outlook Setup, Outlook Express and Thunderbird 1.5 version.
• Make sure you click ''Save Changes'' on the ''Forwarding" and "POP'' tabs in your Gmail settings. This will enable your Gmail account to communicate with your email client