How to leave GMail and move the emails to IMAP provider

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This page explains how to leave GMAIL and move all emails to IMAP provider.


Requirements

  • email address: you must have an email that is NOT @gmail
  • The new email provider must offer IMAP access
  • You must send the new address to all your contacts


(i) Hint: at the end of this process, while you will wait for your contacts to move to your new email address, you can setup a GMAIL redirection from @gmail to the new provider


Warning: the process describe in this article cannot be done with a mobile device. You must use a computer or a laptop (no matter the operating system)


Process description

To move from @gmail to somewhere else you will need to:

  1. Download all the GMAIL data from your Google account
  2. Import the GMAIL data into a messaging software that supports the MBOX format (= Mozilla Thunderbird. This cannot be done correctly with Outlook)
  3. Configure the messaging software to access your new email with IMAP protocol
  4. Move the emails you want to keep from the "local imports" to IMAP server



Email client

As mentioned earlier on, you must use a client that supports MBOX. Mozilla Thunderbird is the best option.

  • Download and install Thunderbird
  • Open Thunderbird


New email configuration

  • On first opening, please configure new email inside Thunderbird, as IMAP client
  • Make sure the configuration is working:
    • Send an email FROM Thunderbird to another account
    • Send an email to that account and check that you receive it in Thunderbird


Configure Thunderbird

To import the Google data you need some add-ons.

  • Click on the menu icon (☰) > Add-ons > Add-ons
  • Click on "see All" (top right) of the first banner


Afficher les messages par "fils de discussion" (threads)

Pour afficher les emails facon 'Gmail':

  • Cliquer sur l'icone du menu (☰) > Add-ons > Add-ons
  • Cliquer sur "see All" en haut à droite de la 1ère bannière
  • Chercher "Conversation"
  • Installer l'extension "Thunderbird Conversations" (plus d'infos sur le site officiel 'Thunderbird conversations'
  • Appliquer les changements



  • Cliquer sur l'icone du menu (☰) > Add-ons > ImportExportTools
  • TODO réglages à décrire
  • click-droit sur "local" > Import > ImportExportTools > Import mbox
  • choisir le dossier contenant les MBOX à importer
  • Lancer importation
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