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How can I download all the messages from a Gmail account, including the Sent folder items, when a normal POP fetch will only grab the inbox items?
My wife recently died, and she gave me access to her Gmail account. While I'm not sure whether or not I want to read the messages in there, I do want to make a backup copy of both the sent and received messages. Ideally, the backup copy would be accessible to me offline, though this is not strictly necessary.
I could grab the inbox via POP3, but that wouldn't get me the sent messages. I have desktops running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
I have legal access to the account and I'm not interested in any future emails, only in the current state of her inbox.
In any case, depending on the amount of mails, you might need to wait for quite a bit, since – if I recall correctly – the download rate is limited after a number of messages. – slhck – 2012-02-08T14:54:55.483
Thanks. There are a few thousand messages, but it's not a problem if it takes a while to download. – ChrisInEdmonton – 2012-02-08T15:02:06.257
172Allow me to pass along our collective condolences. I cannot imagine... – uSlackr – 2012-02-08T16:02:13.443
13I second uSlackers comment, I too could not imagine my life without my wife. My deepest condolences to you. – Paperlantern – 2012-02-08T17:51:53.220
22Thank you, everyone. It does indeed suck. I'll refrain from commenting further as superuser isn't a chat forum, but I appreciate all your help and comments. – ChrisInEdmonton – 2012-02-08T19:54:22.477