Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service::Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there’s no need to panic

  • InFerNo
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    4 months ago

    You pop3 your mails or keep a local copy of you imap them. That’ll make sure you don’t lose any historical communication.

    As soon as you start doubting if the service with persist, start switching services over to a new address, logins first.

    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      You pop3 your mails or keep a local copy of you imap them. That’ll make sure you don’t lose any historical communication.

      *checks email inbox historical folders: oldest entry 1997-05-07. :)

      I messed up my data partition ONCE on a windows upgrade with the most recent backup being over a year old, and I still beat myself up over it… The only time I actually ever paid a professional data recovery service for private purposes.