Most of the users have there important several attachments in their accounts. But to download one attachment at one time is very time consuming and frustrating. On the other hand, Gmail does not provide any solution, so that user can extract all attachments from Gmail at a time.
Here, look upon the scenarios where users search for the solution how they can extract all attachments from Gmail?
1. I want to free my Gmail space. Because all emails with attachments occupy my unnecessary required space. So, please suggest me a method or a solution, through which my run-out storage problem is sorted out. As well as all my data can be saved into my hard drive.
2. In some circumstances, I face internet connectivity problems. Moreover, I want my data to be stored on my computer. So, please suggest me such a solution that helps me to take backup of my accounts and can access my all-important Gmail emails with important attachments offline.
Undoubtedly, from the above scenarios, we concluded as,
- Need to take a backup of the account in the case of running out of space. And delete the data from the server.
- Download important Gmail emails with attachments on a hard drive. In addition, have accessibility during the loss of internet connection, or when there is server error.
- For this, bulk export of Gmail attachments is required to make it available for offline.
How to Manually Download All Attachments from Gmail Account?
The following section will explain you the steps to extract all attachments from Gmail emails via manual method.
For mobile users
1. Open Gmail account, select the account from which you want to save attachments
2. Scroll down, there is an option “Download Attachments” then, select and your downloading process will start.
For PC users
1. Log in to Gmail account, select an email
2. From the right corner, select “Download”. After that, the process starts saving your emails.
Limitations of Manual Method
Since, there are some drawbacks of the manual method, which leads to more efforts by the user to extract all attachments from Gmail email.
- Attachments are downloaded with emails, but not in a separate folder.
- Cannot take out attachments in bulk.
Apart from this, to get rid of such problems, we can go for the alternate method. And the best substitute for the manual method is we use a tried and tested /proven solution i.e., the “Gmail Backup” application.
Automated Solution For Extract all Attachments From Gmail?
The tool that we are using for Gmail attachments extraction should need to meet our basic needs. Above all, it should be a trusted one and have a privacy policy that has no access to our personal account data. Also, this tool is user-friendly, to save Gmail data with attachments on desired location.
Let’s have a glance at the features of the software
- Backup of personal Gmail accounts.
- Convert Gmail email in preferable formats like MBOX/PST/PDF/MSG/EML.
- Bulk download is available.
- Also take a backup of contacts, calendars, etc.
- “Delete After Download” option is available to clear emails from the server.
- Export selective Gmail attachments.
- Users can apply “Data Filter” OR “Time Interval” to download desired data.
- Does not save Gmail login data to its database and provides uninterrupted service.
How to Operate Application to Download Attachments from Gmail?
User can operate this application easily. On the other hand, this software is crystal clear and do not required any specific guidance to run it. Therefore, due to its vast range of features, user can use this software in many ways to download its data from Gmail accounts.
Step 1. Launch the software on your computer and enter login credentials.
Step 2. To download Gmail attachments you need to select PDF file format. Therefore, tick the “Save attachment on disk” box to download attachments as a PDF file.
Step 3. Select category and destination of file, where you want to save in hard drive.
Step 4. “Apply Filter” and click on “Delete After Download” to clear cloud storage.
Step 5. Tap on “Start” to start to extract all attachments from Gmail.
Finally, all of the required data get downloaded to the computer. And hence, with the help of this tool, we get a separate folder of attachments of Gmail account.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Gmail does not any feature to extract all attachments from Gmail in one shot. As well as, in this blog, we inspect that how we extract Gmail attachments and we saw the manual method and its limitations. As well as we noticed the properties of the Gmail backup tool and we learn how to run the tool to save attachments from Gmail.
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