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This group is to discuss Got Your Back (GYB), the Gmail Backup program. GYB's project page is at: http://git.io/gyb.

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Dale Courtney, Jay Lee3

12/17/25

GYB backup failing with Gmail API 429 (rateLimitExceeded) + “sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked”

Jay, Thanks for your help. I ran it again this morning (using that older version) and it did complete

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GYB backup failing with Gmail API 429 (rateLimitExceeded) + “sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked”

Jay, Thanks for your help. I ran it again this morning (using that older version) and it did complete

12/17/25

Daniel Schablowski, Dan Casmas2

12/10/25

Uploading Backup to Group

should be something like this gyb --email $DestinationEmailAddress --action restore-group --local-

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Uploading Backup to Group

should be something like this gyb --email $DestinationEmailAddress --action restore-group --local-

12/10/25

Karan Khandelwal, Allen Hancock2

11/29/25

Issuing Uploading Backup to Group

Yes, the documentation is at https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back/wiki#--action-restore-group

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Issuing Uploading Backup to Group

Yes, the documentation is at https://github.com/GAM-team/got-your-back/wiki#--action-restore-group

11/29/25

Dan Casmas, Allen Hancock2

11/17/25

restore to group

What I've noticed is that GYB tracks the emails it downloads, and which ones it's uploaded. I

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restore to group

What I've noticed is that GYB tracks the emails it downloads, and which ones it's uploaded. I

11/17/25

11/17/25

GYB "sections" for multiple users on one computer?

In GAM, I've got a number of "sections" configured for the various google domains I

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GYB "sections" for multiple users on one computer?

In GAM, I've got a number of "sections" configured for the various google domains I

11/17/25

Jay Rausch, Jay Lee2

11/5/25

Backup a group and restore into a user account

No. Google doesn't offer an API to backup groups thus there's nothing GYB can do to backup

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Backup a group and restore into a user account

No. Google doesn't offer an API to backup groups thus there's nothing GYB can do to backup

11/5/25

10/30/25

Access blocked: GYB has not completed the Google verification process

Solved. Reading some older threads here and realized that I had to create a user to go along with my

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Access blocked: GYB has not completed the Google verification process

Solved. Reading some older threads here and realized that I had to create a user to go along with my

10/30/25

10/30/25

Restoring to Vault

Hi everyone - I'm sure this is a simple question and so apologies in advance. Essentially I have

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Restoring to Vault

Hi everyone - I'm sure this is a simple question and so apologies in advance. Essentially I have

10/30/25

Douglas McIlroy, Jay Lee2

10/28/25

Access is denied

Show the exact command you ran and the full error message. Jay Lee On Tue, Oct 28, 2025, 3:56 AM

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Access is denied

Show the exact command you ran and the full error message. Jay Lee On Tue, Oct 28, 2025, 3:56 AM

10/28/25

Sherwood Botsford, Jay Lee3

10/27/25

Capabilities on restoration of threads and dates

Cool. You are a prince. I will start tiny trial runs tomorrow after coffee. Yes. Old sysadmin here.

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Capabilities on restoration of threads and dates

Cool. You are a prince. I will start tiny trial runs tomorrow after coffee. Yes. Old sysadmin here.

10/27/25

10/4/25

GYB - Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR

Hello Mr. Lee, Thanks for the update. Appreciate it. I do realize that such false positives are quite

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GYB - Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR

Hello Mr. Lee, Thanks for the update. Appreciate it. I do realize that such false positives are quite

10/4/25

Kevin Herring, Andy2

9/22/25

Import finishes in a few seconds but does nothing

Same thing happens for me On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 11:39:47 AM UTC-5 Kevin Herring wrote: I am

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Import finishes in a few seconds but does nothing

Same thing happens for me On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 11:39:47 AM UTC-5 Kevin Herring wrote: I am

9/22/25

Daniel Schnitterbaum, Chad Ramey3

9/4/25

Handy SwiftBar Status Widget for Monitoring Long Restores 🚀

Nice! Thank you for sharing! On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 5:53:38 AM UTC-5 Daniel Schnitterbaum

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Handy SwiftBar Status Widget for Monitoring Long Restores 🚀

Nice! Thank you for sharing! On Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 5:53:38 AM UTC-5 Daniel Schnitterbaum

9/4/25

Ron Allison, … John Voegtlin7

9/2/25

Restore to Group Issue

super. I'm running my backup now, will report if I have any issues when it comes to restoring to

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Restore to Group Issue

super. I'm running my backup now, will report if I have any issues when it comes to restoring to

9/2/25

8/14/25

Issue in Restoring Backup to User

Hello, I have a mailbox backup that I need to restore to another user account. I tried the command

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Issue in Restoring Backup to User

Hello, I have a mailbox backup that I need to restore to another user account. I tried the command

8/14/25

8/5/25

GYB uninstallation

Is there a checklist of what to do to uninstall GYB and remove permissions it was granted? - delete

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GYB uninstallation

Is there a checklist of what to do to uninstall GYB and remove permissions it was granted? - delete

8/5/25

7/11/25

Restoring inbox and labels as subfolders of a folder/label

In the source account, I have: Inbox and some labels: test abc test def In the destination account, I

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Restoring inbox and labels as subfolders of a folder/label

In the source account, I have: Inbox and some labels: test abc test def In the destination account, I

7/11/25

IT PI, Jay Lee2

6/5/25

inactive Oauth client warning - but I use GYB regularly

If you are always using --service-account with GYB then you aren't actually using the

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inactive Oauth client warning - but I use GYB regularly

If you are always using --service-account with GYB then you aren't actually using the

6/5/25

6/3/25

Unable to backup - Error 400: redirect_uri_mismatch

You were 100% right. Fixed that and it's working. Thank you very much Jay! Much appreciated! On

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Unable to backup - Error 400: redirect_uri_mismatch

You were 100% right. Fixed that and it's working. Thank you very much Jay! Much appreciated! On

6/3/25

5/20/25

Unable to get GYB to install keeps looping through the OAuth allow

Hi I'm running into an issue getting GYB to install. I run the .msi I get the CMD prompt to enter

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Unable to get GYB to install keeps looping through the OAuth allow

Hi I'm running into an issue getting GYB to install. I run the .msi I get the CMD prompt to enter

5/20/25

4/16/25

restore multiple MBOX

I'm trying to restore from 4 MBOX files to a single empty mailbox. I'm only seeing some of

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restore multiple MBOX

I'm trying to restore from 4 MBOX files to a single empty mailbox. I'm only seeing some of

4/16/25

Joey Lutes, Dan Casmas2

3/24/25

Restore to Group

There is a limit to the ability to restore a group. You are unable to restore emails larger than

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Restore to Group

There is a limit to the ability to restore a group. You are unable to restore emails larger than

3/24/25

3/16/25

Backing up directly to shared drive via ID

It would be great if we could back up mailboxes directly to a shared drive path via the shared drive

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Backing up directly to shared drive via ID

It would be great if we could back up mailboxes directly to a shared drive path via the shared drive

3/16/25

3/16/25

Did the msg-db.sqlite schema change?

Did the schema of the msg-db.sqlite change at some point? I swear at some point in the last few years

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Did the msg-db.sqlite schema change?

Did the schema of the msg-db.sqlite change at some point? I swear at some point in the last few years

3/16/25

Ian Crew, Jay Lee3

3/14/25

Using GYB to restore a group's conversation history?

Thanks Jay--I'll report back if we do take this approach. I appreciate the quick response! Ian --

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Using GYB to restore a group's conversation history?

Thanks Jay--I'll report back if we do take this approach. I appreciate the quick response! Ian --

3/14/25

Stella Postnikoff

2/27/25

Trying to restore User emails to Google group

Hey there! I appreciate the help! Ive been trying to restore a users emails to a group with no luck.

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Trying to restore User emails to Google group

Hey there! I appreciate the help! Ive been trying to restore a users emails to a group with no luck.

2/27/25

2/21/25

Google 'couldn’t verify it’s you'

Hello! I'm stuck configuring GYB for the first time via Linux. I get all the way to the "

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Google 'couldn’t verify it’s you'

Hello! I'm stuck configuring GYB for the first time via Linux. I get all the way to the "

2/21/25

Noah Grafton, Jay Lee2

2/17/25

Messed up the GYB install, and now I'm stuck

Show the command you are running and the exact output. Jay On Mon, Feb 17, 2025, 3:40 PM Noah Grafton

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Messed up the GYB install, and now I'm stuck

Show the command you are running and the exact output. Jay On Mon, Feb 17, 2025, 3:40 PM Noah Grafton

2/17/25

2/13/25

Missing messages restoring mbox from Group to Gmail

Hi I recently ran GYB restoring an mbox backup from a Google Group to a gmail inbox. It completed

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Missing messages restoring mbox from Group to Gmail

Hi I recently ran GYB restoring an mbox backup from a Google Group to a gmail inbox. It completed

2/13/25

2/8/25

Migration from Workspace to Gmail - Takeout vs GYB backup

An update for anyone coming after: Using GYB to extract messages works much better than using Google

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Migration from Workspace to Gmail - Takeout vs GYB backup

An update for anyone coming after: Using GYB to extract messages works much better than using Google

2/8/25

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