Google Workspace—How to Import Messages into Gmail

Learning how to import messages into Gmail ensures all your important emails are consolidated in one place. This guide will walk you through the steps to seamlessly transfer your emails from various sources to your Gmail account.

In this article, we will discuss:

• How to Import Messages into Gmail
• Review

How to Import Messages into Gmail

Detailed instructions can be found on Google's support site as well.

1. Log in to your Google Dashboard.
2. Find the Data Migrations Icon and click it.
3. Select Set Data Migration.
4. Configure the settings of your source connection.

   Source Connection Settings
   Migration Source	Choose the type of source server from which you are migrating. If you are unsure, choose I don't know and select the item type to migrate from the source.
   Connection Protocol	Choose the protocol to use to connect to your origin server. We suggest you pick Auto Select (Recommended).
   Role Account	Type the email address and password of a role account. This account should be from your source server and is used to check the connectivity to your server. Additionally, you can use it to get migration reports. Click the start button after filling in the details.

   Additional Migration Settings
   Migration Deleted Email	Choose a date when the migration will start. Your email will be migrated from the chosen date to the latest, starting with the most recent.
   Migrate Junk Email	Select migration options, then click select users.

   
    
5. You can upload a CSV (for multi-user purposes) or choose a specific user.
6. You will get an Initializing status after clicking the Start to Migration.
   
7. In the Data migration dashboard, you will see the status of your email during migration.
   

Review

Learning how to import messages to Gmail is a very simple yet effective way of keeping your communications all together. Following the simple steps discussed in this guide, you will be sure to import the e-mail successfully and access it easily.