If you have been around long enough – chances are good that you have an old email account (think AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc) – and you want to make the move to Gmail.
There is really, really, good news – Google makes is very EASY to move all the contacts and previous emails right into your brand new Gmail account. BEFORE YOU START: Make SURE you have your account name (xxxx@aol.com) and your password handy.
Here’s how to do it – step-by-step:
Login to your Gmail account and click the “gear” icon in the upper right:
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Next, click on the “Account and Import” tab:
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Next, click the “Import mail and contacts” button:
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A new window will open – asking you for the account you want to migrate:
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Enter your OLD email address (the one that ends in “aol.com”, “hotmail.com”, “yahoo.com”, etc. and click “Continue”. You’ll see a messages that tells you what to do next. Google uses a service called ShuttleCloud to move you data over to Gmail. The price is normally $19.95 per transfer – but you get one free transfer with your free Gmail account (sweet!).
Click “Continue”.
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You’ll be asked to login and to confirm that you will allow ShuttleCloud to access your account:
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After this – you’ll be prompted to choose what you want to move – “Import Contacts”, “Import Mail” and/or “Import mail for the next 30 days”. Choose the options you want and click “Import.”
That’s it! Now, it will take a few hours (or overnight if you have a ton of mail), but when you’re done – you’ll have one modern email account with all your historic email and contacts!