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Move from Gmail to mailbox.org

All emails and folders come from Gmail into your mailbox.org mailbox. Your Gmail mailbox stays unchanged, and we bring over new emails to the old address for 30 days.

Test for free

The test moves the emails of the last 30 days, up to 200 MB. You see right away that everything works.

What to set up first

About five minutes. After that you only enter your two addresses and passwords in the move wizard.

In your old inbox

At Gmail

  1. In your Google Account, turn on “2-Step Verification” under “Security” if it is still off.
  2. On the “App passwords” page, create a password named “Mailovo”.
  3. Google shows 16 letters. You enter them in the wizard instead of your normal password.
Google app passwordsGmail: IMAP and SMTP settings

In your new inbox

At mailbox.org

  1. Nothing else. Your normal mailbox password is enough, we already know the server settings.
mailbox.org: IMAP and SMTP settings

What happens to your folders

Inbox, Sent, Drafts and Trash land in the matching folder at mailbox.org, whatever it is called there. Your own folders keep their names and subfolders. Read, flagged and answered marks are kept.

Gmail shows some emails in several folders at once (“All Mail”, “Starred”, “Important”). We leave out these collection folders so that nothing arrives twice at mailbox.org.

We only include Trash and Spam if you want. Before the start you can deselect individual folders.

How long does the move take?

Usually a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the size of the mailbox. You don’t need to stay: we email you once everything is there.

Gmail hands out about 2.5 GB per day. Larger mailboxes move over several days, we continue automatically.

Contacts and calendars

We can’t bring contacts and calendars along automatically at Gmail. After the move we show you step by step how to export and import them yourself.

Frequently asked questions

Will my emails stay at Gmail?
Yes. We only copy and change nothing in the old mailbox, not even the “read” mark.
How much does the move from Gmail to mailbox.org cost?
The test with the emails of the last 30 days is free. The whole move costs €9.90 once, with 30 days of forwarding, the address checklist and a report.
Do I have to close Gmail afterwards?
Not right away. Keep the old address running for a few weeks and switch your accounts during that time. Our checklist shows where the old address is still registered.

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