The reasons why a person needs to save their e-mails and attachments within a clouding service can be many and varied: for security reasons, to have a backup copy or to share information. By using Gmail as an email client, you already have everything you need. Since Google Drive and Gmail are both products of Google, the integration of the former within the latter is native and complete. In other words, you can save Gmail emails and their attachments directly to Google Drive without having to open other web pages and without having to install additional software. With just a few mouse clicks, you can automatically send a copy of an email message and its attachments within Google Drive. By doing so, it is possible to manage this information, more quickly and efficiently, directly from the Google Drive interface.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Save Gmail Emails
Step 1. Log in to the Gmail web interface
Open a new tab of your internet browser, then type the URL "https://www.gmail.com" into the address bar and press the "Enter" key. You will be taken to the Gmail login page.
Step 2. Log into your Google account
Type your Gmail email address and password into the respective text fields, then press the "Sign in" button.
You will be automatically redirected to your Gmail inbox. From here you will be able to consult the list of all the e-mails received
Step 3. Select an email
See the full list of messages in your Gmail inbox, then select the one you want to save to Google Drive. Open the desired e-mail by clicking on it with the mouse.
Step 4. Proceed to print the selected message
There is a small printer icon to the right of the message subject. Select it with the mouse to open a new browser tab where there will be a preview of the message ready for printing.
Within the new tab that has appeared, it is also possible to change the print settings
Step 5. Change the "Destination" of the print
Using the options available in the "Destination" field of the "Print" window, you can change the printer or the type of format to be used. Press the "Edit" button located under the name of the currently selected printer.
Step 6. Configure the "Google Cloud Print" feature
Scroll down the list of items in the "Select a destination" window that appeared to locate the "Google Cloud Print" section. At this point choose "Save to Google Drive".
The "Save to Google Drive" option will appear in the "Destination" field of the initial "Print" window
Step 7. Save the document
Press the "Save" button at the top left of the window to print the chosen e-mail in digital format and save it in Google Drive.
Step 8. Log in to Google Drive
The selected message has been saved in PDF format in Google Drive and will therefore be immediately available for consultation. Now you can manage and archive this document like any other file in Google Drive. To access Google's clouding service, use the URL "https://drive.google.com" and any internet browser.
Method 2 of 2: Save a Gmail Attachment
Step 1. Log in to the Gmail web interface
Open a new tab of your internet browser, then type the URL "https://www.gmail.com" into the address bar and press the "Enter" key. You will be taken to the Gmail login page.
Step 2. Log into your Google account
Type your Gmail email address and password into the respective text fields, then press the "Sign in" button.
You will be automatically redirected to your Gmail inbox. From here you will be able to consult the list of all the e-mails received
Step 3. Select an email
See the complete list of messages in your Gmail inbox, then select the one whose attachments you want to save in Google Drive. Open the desired e-mail by clicking on it with the mouse.
Step 4. Save an attachment
These items are listed at the bottom of the message. Move the mouse cursor over the thumbnail of the attachment you want to save in Google Drive. This will display two icons.
- The first is the "Download" icon and allows you to save the relative file directly in a folder on your computer;
- The second is the "Save to Drive" icon and allows you to send the file directly to Google Drive;
- Click on the second icon, characterized by the Google Drive logo. The selected file will be automatically copied into Google Drive.
Step 5. Save all attachments
If you need to save all the attachments of a single email at the same time, go to the section of the message which contains the complete list of attachments. To the right of the line that separates this section from the message body are two buttons.
- The first is the "Download all attachments" button and allows you to save all the files received via the e-mail in question directly in a folder on your computer;
- The second is the "Save all in Drive" button and allows you to send all the files directly to Google Drive.
- Press the second button with the Google Drive logo. The selected file will be automatically copied into Google Drive. All attachments received via the chosen email will automatically be copied to Google Drive.
Step 6. Log in to Google Drive
All saved attachments will be immediately available and accessible via Google Drive. At this point you will be able to manage and archive them according to your needs, just like you do with any other file on Google Drive. To access Google's clouding service, use the URL "https://drive.google.com" and any internet browser.
