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Server Storage vs. Local Storage |
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When you get a message in GUMail, that message is stored on the GUMail IMAP server. It stays there (on the server) unless you choose to move it somewhere else. When you move mail from the server and save it somewhere else, you are said to be storing the mail locally. |
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You can store mail on the GUMail IMAP server |
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If you do this, you will be able to get to these messages from any computer that has Internet access. But they will take up some of your allotted quota space (maybe a lot of it). You should probably use this storage method only for mail you work with often. (Note: Inbox messages are always stored on the GUMail IMAP server.) |
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You can store local mail on your computer's hard drive |
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If you do this, your messages will only be accessible through the computer you stored them on. The files won’t take up quota space; but they will take up space on your computer’s hard drive. Also, if your hard drive ever fails, you could lose this mail. |
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