Q&A for How to Save Your Gmail Emails to Google Drive

Yes, you have a Google account (your Gmail) that has a free 15GB of storage, which can be used for storing emails or Google Drive files/photos.

Try again, restart the application, or maybe try on another device. It may work differently on a computer or on a phone.

No. 15GB is free. Beyond that, you need to buy a plan.

To prevent Gmail attachments from being saved to Google Drive, do not click the "Save to Drive" button when viewing attachments. If you use a tool or add-on that automatically saves attachments, disable it or adjust its settings.

You can save many Gmail messages at once using Google Takeout to export them as an MBOX file, downloading with email backup tools like Thunderbird, or forwarding them to another email. These options let you create backups or save emails for easy access.

You can't create a direct desktop shortcut for this, but you can automate the process using tools like Zapier. You can set up a rule in Gmail to label specific emails, and Zapier can automatically save them to a Google Drive folder. Alternatively, you can manually create a link to the Google Drive folder and upload emails there as needed.

In Gmail, select the emails by clicking their checkboxes, then click the "Move to" icon and choose a folder. The emails will be moved to that folder.

Use Google Takeout to export emails from a specific folder by selecting Gmail and choosing the label you want. Another option is to connect Gmail to an email client like Thunderbird or Outlook to download emails from the folder and save them. You can also select all emails in the folder in Gmail and save them as PDFs using the print option, which works best for smaller folders.

To save your Gmail emails and attachments to your hard drive, use Google Takeout. Deselect all data except "Mail," choose your preferred export format, and then click "Create export." Google will generate an MBOX file containing your emails and send you a download link. Once downloaded, you can store this file on your hard drive. To view the emails and access attachments offline, you can use an email client such as Mozilla Thunderbird, which supports MBOX files.