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Google Token Extractor (GTEX) is console utility for extracting tokens to Google accounts from live (current) Windows OS and macOS. 

GTEX can extract tokens from the Google Chrome browser and the Google Drive (Backup and Sync) application.

 

You can use tokens extracted by GTEX to sign in to the user's Google account in order to download Google account and Google Drive backups.

 

GTEX is supported by the following operating systems:

•Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

•macOS 10.8 - 10.14

 

GTEX supports extracting tokens from the following applications:

•Google Chrome v. 26 to v. 64

•Backup and Sync v. 1.32

 

The extracted token expires if:

•The user revokes the access in the Google account permission settings.

•The token was not used for 6 months.

•The user changed the password.

•The user enabled two-step verification after the token was extracted.