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Just to be clear, Microsoft and Google don't back up their e-mail services, it's a common misconception about "cloud" services.

In 2011, Gmail accidentally some people's email and restored it from tape. https://gmail.googleblog.com/2011/02/gmail-back-soon-for-eve...

They'll restore from backups if they screw up but won't restore them from customer request: https://support.google.com/a/answer/9223653?hl=en