I've been using Thunderbird (IMAP) to keep a local copy of my gmail for ages. It...

		tezzer on Dec 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar ... I've been using Thunderbird (IMAP) to keep a local copy of my gmail for ages. It works very well, and as a bonus, you can sort by field and get more than 20 responses per page to a search.