How to Save Your Gmail Emails to Google Drive

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to Gmail.

   Open a new tab on your browser, type in https://www.gmail.com on the address bar, and press Enter.
   
   You’ll be taken to the sign-in page of Gmail.
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   Step 2: Sign into your Gmail.

   Enter your Gmail email address and password on the fields provided, and click the “Sign in” button.
   
   You will be directed to your Inbox by default.
   
   Here you can see a list of all the emails you received. , Browse your email folders, and select the email you’d like to save to Google Drive.
   
   Open this email by clicking on it. , On the email’s subject header is a printer icon (far right side).
   
   Click on this, and another page will open with your email in print-ready format.
   
   Your browser’s Print window will appear where you can set up the printing parameters. , On this Print window, you can change the printer or printing tool from the Destination field.
   
   Click on the “Change” button found below the default or set printer. , From the list of available and linked printers and printing tools, scroll down until you find the “Google Cloud Print” area.
   
   Select “Save to Google Drive” underneath it. “Save to Google Drive” will appear as the destination of your print job on the Print window. , Click on the “Save” button found at the top part to proceed with printing your email to a digital file and saving it to Google Drive. , Your email will be saved in PDF format and will be immediately accessible from your Google Drive.
   
   You can now organize and manage this email like any other file in Google Drive.
   
   Just visit https://drive.google.com from your web browser.
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   Step 3: Select an email.

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   Step 4: Proceed as if you are going to print.

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   Step 5: Change destination.

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   Step 6: Set Google Cloud Print.

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   Step 7: View Google Drive.

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