Why Save All Gmail Attachments to Google Drive?
User Case:
Hi, I've been doing some research on this topic, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. I was wondering if there is a way to automatically save all my email attachments to Google Drive. I receive a lot of invoices, and it can be time-consuming to download them manually from each email. It would be much more convenient for me if they were automatically saved to my hard drive via Google Drive. Does anyone have any suggestions?
- Question from Gmail Help
In today's digital world, we rely heavily on email for communication, both personal and professional. Gmail is one of the most popular email services used worldwide. While Gmail provides ample storage space, it can become challenging to manage and organize attachments received in emails. However, Google Drive is an excellent tool to store and manage files, especially attachments.
As we all receive numerous work-related and personal attachments via Gmail, it's crucial to save these documents to Google Drive for easy future access. Transferring your work email attachments to Google Drive can also save valuable time and energy by providing quick and convenient access to all your Gmail attachments in a centralized location.
- Easy access to attachments from anywhere with an Internet connection.
- No need to search through numerous emails to find a specific attachment.
- Free up storage space in Gmail by moving attachments to Google Drive.
- Collaborate with others on files stored in Google Drive.
Save Gmail Attachments to Google Drive Automatically: Using MultCloud
Your emails and attachments in Gmail may significantly increase day by day. Therefore, it’s best for you to find a solution for Gmail automatically save attachments to Google Drive without downloading or uploading. And the best way to achieve this is by using a professional email backup service, MultCloud. MultCloud is an industry-leading cloud file manager that serves for direct cloud-to-cloud transfer and safe email-to-cloud migration.

- Email Migration: Save Gmail emails and attachments to cloud.
- Email to PDF: Convert emails as PDFs to clouds or local drives.
- Cloud to Cloud: One-key transfer/sync/backup data across clouds.
- Cloud Management: Access and manage all clouds in one place.
Automatically Send Gmail Attachments to Google Drive via Email Migration
With the Email Migration feature (coming soon in June 2023), you can choose one or multiple emails to save attachments to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or other clouds with a single click. And the Schedule function can automatically save Gmail attachments from your Gmail Inbox to your Google Drive at specific times.
Step 1. Sign up for MultCloud and log in.
Step 2. Click “Add Email” and choose the Gmail icon, then log in to your Gmail account to add your Gmail to MultCloud. After that, click “Add Cloud” and choose the Google Drive or Google Workspace icon to add your Google Drive to MultCloud as well.
Step 3. Click the “Email Migration” tab from the left. In the FROM area, choose emails in Gmail that you want to save the attachments to Google Drive. Then choose a Google Drive folder in the TO area. After that, click “Migrate Now” to let MultCloud save your Gmail emails and attachments to Google Drive immediately.
Tips:
- Make sure you have selected “Save Attachments” in the “Options”.
- You can open the “Schedule” to choose a daily, weekly, or monthly plan for MultCloud to perform the same Email Migration task automatically.
Save Attachments from Gmail to Google Drive Manually
Since Gmail and Google Drive are both provided by the tech giant, Google, Gmail allows you to directly save Gmail attachments from a single email to your Google Drive. You can do this on your computer through the Gmail website. Or, you can send Gmail attachment to Google Drive on your mobile device through the Gmail mobile app.
Move Gmail Attachments to Google Drive through Gmail Web
Step 1. Log in to your Gmail on the browser.
Step 2. Open an email that has the attachments that you want to save to Google Drive.
Step 3. Hover your cursor over the attachment and click the “Add to Drive” button. Then you will receive a message notifying you that the attachment has been added to your Google Drive.
In the End
Saving attachments from Gmail to Google Drive can help you better organize and manage your files, making it easier to access and share them. With the step-by-step guide provided in this article, you can easily save Gmail attachments to Google Drive manually or automatically.
Besides, if you want to put double protection on your Gmail attachments or access Gmail attachments from different clouds, you can also use the Cloud Sync function to sync sync saved files from Google Drive to Dropbox and other clouds in real-time and other excellent sync modes.