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		PopGreene on Nov 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google users locked out after 15 years' use Yup. They suspend users and cancel services like the rss reader. Google giveth, and google taketh away. Capricious be the name of google. Incidentally, you can download your google data: https://takeout.google.com/ Set a reminder and do it on a regular basis. It will give you some protection from the Google Yank. (Until they yank this.) BTW, does anyone know if this can be automated?

fiftyacorn on Nov 2, 2020 [–]

Doesn't takeout automate this for a monthly or quarterly download?

okanesen on Nov 2, 2020 | [–]

Yeah, you can chose between once per year or every two months to the following endpoints:

* Mail

* Google Drive

* Dropbox

* OneDrive

* Box

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