gyb Command Examples

Locally back up Gmail messages using Gmail's API over HTTPS. More information: https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back.

• Estimate the number and the size of all emails on your Gmail account:

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action estimate

• Backup a Gmail account to a specific directory:

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action backup --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}

• Backup only important or starred emails from a Gmail account to the default local folder:

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --search "{{is:important OR is:starred}}"

• Restore from a local folder to a Gmail account:

gyb --email {{email@gmail.com}} --action restore --local-folder {{path/to/directory}}