[PlugTunin]

What if I just want an offline record of my emails for the day that google decides to delete me from the internet?

I'm confused -- Mbox files can indeed be viewed offline.

(Not to say your point about the ease of automating Takeout is not valid.)

[nomad225]

Maybe OP refers to the situation where you lose all data since the last takeout, but if you had a daily imap backup running you could mitigate this loss for your emails.

[PlugTunin]

Thank you for clarifying.