Download your Google Account as a Zip File
Google Takeout is the backup service provided to you through your Google Apps Account. Make sure you are logged into your Google account and then navigate to www.google.com/takeout. This will bring you to the advanced settings within your Google Apps Account which hosts the Google Takeout application.
Google Takeout can back up the following:
Check what you would like to backup and then click Create Archive. You can choose the file format you wish the data to download as – this defaults to zip file.
You do not have to stay on this page if you check the option “Email me when ready” which will notify you when the zip file is available. This may take awhile depending on the amount of data you have stored.
Start your download
Visit the Download your data page.
Select the Google products you’d like to include in your download and select Next.
Choose the file type that you’d like your data in and how you want to get it (either by a download link or directly into your Google Drive).
Select Create archive.
Once the archive is created, you’ll get an email to let you know it’s ready. Depending on the amount of information in your account, this process could take a few minutes or several hours, but most people get their link the same day they request it.
For more help on this subject see https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?rd=1
If you are using Google Apps You can disable this service for general users in your organisation from the Admin Console. Go to Apps > Additional Google Services > Google Takeout. Click on the 3 dots to the extreme right side and select the desired setting. See snapshot below.
