To manually export Gmail email to Outlook PST format, use Outlook. First, turn on IMAP in Gmail settings. Open Outlook, add your Gmail account via IMAP, and sync emails. Once synchronized, go to File > Open & Export > Import/Export. Click on Export to a file, select Outlook Data File (.pst), and select the Gmail folders to backup. Choose a save location and click on Finish. This is free but time-consuming and requires Outlook.
As mentioned earlier, Google Takeout and manual processes don't function when exporting emails from a Gmail account. To avoid these restrictions, the user can utilize the powerful DRS Softech Gmail Backup Tool, which simplifies exporting Gmail emails to PST, MSG, PDF, EML, MBOX, AOL, Office 365, Thunderbird, Hotmail, etc., to a local drive. Driven by sophisticated algorithms, this tool offers a range of impressive features, including:
- Automatically backup all Gmail email to a local hard drive or machine.
- Provides a date filter to skip unnecessary emails during backup.
- Backup and export Gmail emails to different formats and platforms, such as PST, MSG, MBOX, EML, PDF, Thunderbird, Hotmail, Office 365, and AOL Mail.
