Importing Old Emails Into Gmail
If you’re an info hog like I am you probably have every single email you’ve ever sent or received saved and categorized including the spam. Yea, I have a special $$ making plan for my spam folder… Anywho, Now that i’m a gmail crusader & especially because gmail allows me to categorize, label and search emails so effectively and efficiently I’m importing all of my old saved emails from outlook express into my gmail account.
Here is how you do it:
Step 1 - login into your gmail account. Look at the top right hand corner of the page and click on “settings”.
Step 2 - Click on the tab “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”
Step 3 - scroll down to “IMAP Acces” and select “Enable IMAP”. Click on Save Changes.
Step 4 - Now it’s time to configure your mail software whether it’s an iPhone or outlook express google has instructions on exactly how to setup your device HERE. After following those instructions continue with Step 5
Step 5 - After configuring your mail client/mail device/or mail software you will be able to download the emails you already have in your gmail account unto your mail client. Mine is outlook express so all my gmail email email & labels downloaded.
Step 6 - I was then able to drag and drop folders and emails alike into folders in my gmail account.
It’s pretty much the same structure as when you are using outlook express to access your hotmail account. You can drag and drop or move or copy. Either way you can transfer all of your archived emails into your gmail account so you can search for them at any point in time.
Maren Cruickshank
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