Gmail backup was not on the near term roadmap for Backupify at launch, but was (shortly thereafter) our number one request for new services. There has been a bit of confusion around the user interface, and we are working to fix that. In the meantime, if you want to backup your Gmail, here are the steps.

1. Go to the “Settings” page and select the “Manage” link next to “Gmail.”
2. Enter your email address for Username and your Gmail password. Make sure your browser has no auto-filled this with your Backupify password.
3. Click “create.”
4. Now you should see a list of folder/tags/labels with “Inbox” checked. This means that only your Inbox is backed up, and is the default setting. We have found that so many Gmail users leave everything in their inbox, that this works for a large number of people.
5. If you want to backup other labels/tags choose those and then re-enter your information.
6. If you want to backup all of your Gmail, you only need to click the “all mail” box.

Gmail backups are stored in .eml format, which means you can import your messages into any email system. Once we launch zip/export functionality in a few weeks, you will be able to package up all of those Gmail messages and download them to your PC, or push them to the storage system of your choice.