One problem when creating a new email account can be your old messages. If you have important emails that you want to keep, today we’re going to show you how to import old emails into Gmail on Windows 10. Quick Tip: If importing your emails from one client to another is your priority, then you might as well go for Mailbird, since that is its specialty. Besides being fast, modern, and reliable, Mailbird’s main selling point is its ability to automatically import the entire contents of an email account, allowing you to have them all under one UI.

How can I import old mail to Gmail?

1. Use the Import mail and contacts feature

Gmail comes with a built-in option that allows you to import old emails from different email providers. It is called the Import mail and contacts feature and can be accessed via Gmail’s settings. By using this feature, old emails from your old account will be forwarded to your new Gmail account automatically.

  1. Open Gmail and log in to your new account.

  2. Click the Gear icon in the top right corner and choose Settings.

  3. Go to the Accounts and Import tab.

  4. Click on the Import mail and contacts link.

  5. Now sign in to your old email account by following the instructions on the screen.

  6. If you did everything properly, you’ll see the Start import option as soon as you log in. Click on it to start the process.

Keep in mind that you should inform all your contacts that you won’t be using the old email address anymore.

2. Import old emails and forward all new ones to your Gmail account

If you create a new Gmail account and you want to receive email messages that are sent to your old email account, you need to change a few settings. This method works for both Gmail and third-party email accounts, but keep in mind that some email providers might not support this feature. SPONSORED

2.1. How to configure a Gmail account?

After changing these settings on your old account, you need to configure your new Gmail account. To do that, follow these steps: As we already mentioned, this feature also works with third-party email providers, but in order to use it, you need to enable POP on your old email account. After doing that, try to add your old email account by using the steps above. If you’re not able to add it, you might want to contact your old email provider and ask them if POP is supported on your account.

2.2. Can I stop receiving emails from my old account?

If you want, you can stop receiving new emails from your old account by changing a few settings. To do that, follow these steps: Keep in mind that deleting your old email account will only prevent new emails from being forwarded to your new account. Any old emails that you received will remain on your account. As you can see, this method is a bit complicated, but it allows you to use your old email account alongside your new Gmail account without any problems. This is extremely useful if you want to keep using your old email account or if you didn’t notify all your contacts about the change of your email address.

2.3. How to import contacts from an old email account?

One flaw of this method is that it doesn’t allow you to import contacts from your old email account, but you can easily transfer contacts manually to Gmail. If you want to import contacts from another account, you need to do the following: To import contacts from another Gmail account, you need to first export your contacts as a CSV file. To do that, follow these steps: Now you need to import those contacts to your new Gmail account. To do that follow these steps:

2.4. Import old emails from the desktop client

If you use a desktop email client, such as Thunderbird, for your emails, you should know that all your emails are saved locally on your PC. If your email provider doesn’t offer webmail service, you can still import old emails from your desktop client. To do that, you need to enable IMAP for your Gmail account and add Gmail to your email client. After doing that, simply select the emails that you want in your old email account and drag them to Gmail’s Inbox folder in your email client. Keep in mind that this process can take a while depending on the number of email messages, so you’ll have to be patient. One of the biggest problems, when you’re switching to a new email account, is your emails, but as you can see, you can easily import old messages into Gmail by using any of our solutions.

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