How to download an email, thread, or attachment from Gmail

Gmail is popular in large part due to its ease of use. In just a few simple steps, anyone can download an email or attachment. Check out this quick tutorial to learn how to do it. 1. Open Gmail on your Mac or PC, and log in, if you haven't already.

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  • You can download an email from Gmail, or entire email threads, and save them to your computer.
  • You can also download and save email attachments from your emails in Gmail.
  • Downloaded messages and attachments are usually saved in your device's Downloads folder, where they can be easily accessed.
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Gmail is popular in large part due to its ease of use. In just a few simple steps, anyone can download an email or attachment. 

Check out this quick tutorial to learn how to do it.

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How to download an email from Gmail

1. Open Gmail on your Mac or PC, and log in, if you haven't already.

2. Click on the email that you want to download.

3. Click on the three vertical dots in the top-right. 

Click on the three dots in the top-right corner. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

4. In the dropdown menu, click on "Download message."

Click on "Download message." Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

This will download the email as a web page and usually save it in your device's Downloads folder.

How to download an email attachment from Gmail

If you don't want to download an entire email, but just want to save the email's attachment, follow the steps below.

1. Open Gmail on your Mac or PC, and log in, if prompted.

2. Click on the email that includes the attachment that you want to download.

3. Scroll to the bottom of the email, where the attachments are located.

4. Hover your cursor over the attachment that you want to download, and click on the downward-pointing arrow icon. 

Click on the download icon. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider

This will download the email attachment, instead of the message itself. 

Note that you may have to select a program to view the attachment in if you have never opened an attachment of that file type before.

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Chrissy Montelli Chrissy Montelli is a writer and content creator originally from Long Island, NY. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Heart Float (Bottlecap Press) and Going to Ithaca (Ghost City Press), as well as various online publications. Read more from her at chrissymontelli.wordpress.com. Read more Read less

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