How to import mail from Outlook.com to Gmail?
I've recently switched from using Outlook.com for my business emails to Gmail for Business.
Does anyone know how I can migrate my old emails in Outlook.com to Gmail? I can't find any import or export functions on either site.
There is mention of using TrueSwitch, but that has been deactivated. Note: I need to migrate from Outlook.COM, not the desktop Outlook. Any assistance is much appreciated. Thanks!
Answer
You can do this if you own a computer: connect both accounts to your favorite e-mail client (e.g. Mozilla Thunderbird) via IMAP, and move or copy the folders from one account to the other. You'll also need a decent connection if you have a lot of data (your e-mail client downloads the old mailbox's contents to your computer and uploads it back to the new one).
As @askchipbug says:
- Install Thunderbird
Edit>Account settings- Bottom left
Account actions>Add mail account - Leave configuration as
IMAP (remote folders) - Repeat for your second account.
- Voila - both accounts AND folders appear in Thunderbird
- In your former account in Thunderbird, highlight the folders you want to copy
- Drag them to your other account
- Have a cup of tea while the emails/folders all copy over
Note: It may take a while for all your emails to be seen in all folders by Thunderbird...