Have you ever moved accounts for your email address? Maybe you had a work account and a personal one, or you went from Yahoo mail to Gmail. Regardless of the reason for moving, you want everything in that original account to show up in your new one. Even if you don't migrate the email address, transferring all your contacts is handy if someone's address changes or you've got duplicate entries. In this case, though, I'll just be talking about migrating email.
Email is an essential platform when it comes to communication. The use of emails has made it easier to interact even with those who are out of reach. The distance is no longer a limiting factor when you want to pass information via email. The only requirement for both the sender and the receiver is access to internet.
You can send plain emails, emails with attachments, or even embedded images. Some of the information in emails is very important, and we cannot afford to lose it. When you have a new Gmail account, your biggest worry might be parting ways with the information in your old Gmail account. Luckily, it is possible to transfer this information from on email to another.
This article will highlight some simple steps on how you can transfer the contents of your older email to the new one.
Get Your Old Gmail account Ready
The initial step is to have the previous Gmail account prepared and well set for the transfer process. This is where the application of Post Office Protocol (POP) under the settings option is selected.
The steps include;
- Ensure your old Gmail account is open andClick on the settingsicon on the top right of your personal computer.
- On the drop down list, select the ‘settingsoption’.
- You will find several tabs at the topof your personal computer under settings.Select the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ option.
- On the ‘POP Download’ pick the option ‘Enable POP for all mail’.
- At this point, you can move ahead and save your changes.
Receive Emails from the Old Gmail account
Here, we shift our attention to the new Gmail account and command it to receive the entire mails from the old account.
Steps to follow;
- Open the new Gmail account Click settings iconoption at the top right of your personal computer. You will get a dropdown list with various options, select settings.
- By clicking on settings option, you will get various tabs under settings wizard. Click on Accounts and Import option.
- After that, move ahead and choose ‘check mail from other accounts’ option.
- Under the Check mail from other accounts option select on ‘Add a mail account’.
- Here, key in your old Gmail account and click on the ‘Next’ option.
- Hit on ‘Import emails from my other account (POP3)’ tab then on the ‘Next’ option.
- Confirm on the username and key in the password from the used Gmail account.
- On the ‘POP Server’, use the drop down arrow to select pop.gmail.com and port 995 on the next tab.
- Untick ‘Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server’ option and Blue tick ‘Always use a secure connection(SSL) where retrieving mail’.
- Uncheck ‘Label incoming messages’.
- Uncheck ‘Archive incoming messages’ (Skip the inbox)
- Hit on ‘Add account’ option for the next option.
- Here, select on ‘Would you also like to be able to send mail as _____@gmail.com?’Several options will appear but pay attention on your favorite.This option should not be left out at all cost since one maywish to respond to older mails or use the initial Gmail account.
- When you select‘yes’,ensure the rules are followed for a perfect set up. On the other hand, not selecting ‘yes’ will mean you have completed. Click next and then finish.
At this point, the new Gmail account will continue to receive the entire mails and messages from the initial account. The importing process may be a bit long, so ensure your personal computer is not switched off and connected to the internet.
Summary: How to Transfer Everything from One Email to Another?
- Sign in to your old Yahoo account and click on "Mail."
- Click on the gear icon and select "Settings."
- Click on "Filters" on the left side of the screen. Select "Add" at the bottom of the filter list.
- Enter a filter name and select, then deselect all fields except "From."
- Enter your old email address into the field that says, "contains." Click "Add Action" and select "Forward."
- Enter your new email address.
- Click on "Save" located at the bottom of the page. Forwarding all email from your old account to your new one will help you keep track of everything, and make sure nothing is missed.
Conclusion
Upon following the aforementioned steps, it becomes easy to have all the old emails imported from the old Gmail account to the new one in a professional way. Besides, it is the best way to have all the emails retrieved by the new Gmail account without making changes.