This release contains a cosmetic fix.
In v1.0.1, when GmailVault started, a DOS console window opened on the desktop and stayed there. While that causes no harm, it should actually have disappeared.
This is addressed in v1.0.2.
This release contains a cosmetic fix.
In v1.0.1, when GmailVault started, a DOS console window opened on the desktop and stayed there. While that causes no harm, it should actually have disappeared.
This is addressed in v1.0.2.
GmailVault v1.0.1 is released with a couple of minor fixes.
Let us know about your experience.
GmailVault v1.0.0 is out.
With this release, we are formally in Production status and out of Beta.
By and large, v1 has a few small tweaks and fixes to the v0.9.x series, which incidentally was already running quite well.
Starting with v1, for new installations on Windows, GmailVault will automatically get added to the Startup (or Autostart) group of programs. This means that when you log in to your machine, GmailVault will automatically start up and begin syncing your email. No more forgetting or manually starting it. (You can of course remove it from the Startup group, if you don’t like this behavior.)
With the release of v1, we also hope make releases for other platforms (Linux, Mac OS X) available soon.
We look forward to your feedback.
Enjoy!
You need the following settings in your Gmail account to make full use of GmailVault. Simply follow these steps:
1. Login to your Gmail account.
2. Click the little gear icon near the top right corner, and choose Settings from the drop down menu.
3. Ensure that IMAP access is enabled.
Go to Settings > Forwarding and POP / IMAP > IMAP access and enable IMAP.
4. Allow labels to be shown in IMAP.
Go to Settings > Labels and tick all the check boxes on the right.
GmailVault will backup email from the folders and labels that are visible in IMAP. It will also allow you to navigate your email using these folders and labels. At the very least, we recommend that you enable All Mail.
5. Optionally, allow Chats to be backed up too.
Go to Settings > Chat and ensure that Chat is On and Save chat history is enabled.
That’s it!
Now fire up GmailVault and let it start it’s back-up magic.
Without a doubt, Gmail is one the most popular and widely used email services across the world. Great performance, cool features and the more than generous storage make it a joy to use.
However, as a result our mailboxes keep getting filled with ever-increasing amounts of email. Email that contains personal messages, vacation pictures and for a lot of us, work related stuff too.
Any way you look at it, your email is valuable.
GmailVault is designed to provide a safety net for your valuable email. It backs up all the email in your Gmail account onto your local machine. This has a number of benefits:
And did we mention that you get all this for free?
Enjoy!
PS: We’d love to have your feedback about GmailVault, including, but not limited to: bug reports, feature requests, constructive criticism and appreciation.