It’s really easy to download a copy of your Gmail data thanks to Google Takeout. However, Google gives you an MBOX file, and what can you do with that? In fact, you can do a lot. It’s ideal for keeping an offline backup or moving all your emails to a new email service or Gmail account. We’re going to show you how to use Google Takeout, how to create an offline backup using Thunderbird, and how to move your Gmail data to a new email service. Step 1: Download Your Gmail Data With Google Takeout First, you need to download the export of your Gmail data from Google Takeout. By default, all of your Google service data will be selected, so this includes stuff like Chrome and Drive.