Mar022012

How can I move emails and filters from one Gmail account to another?

sunil kumar asks:

I am unable to access the import and export option for my Gmail account. When I export only the filters are imported to my other Gmail account. There are no emails in them.

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System: Windows
Tagged: email filter, email issue, export, gmail, import

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Chris Hoffman

March 2, 2012

This is kind of a pain. You can use the Thunderbird method I outlined here:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-gmail-google-data/

After downloading your Gmail to Thunderbird, you can add a second Gmail account with IMAP in Thunderbird and drag and drop emails to your new account.

The filter import/export feature only exports the filters themselves. But that’s good, because IMAP doesn’t import/export filters.

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Azamat "Bohed" E

March 2, 2012

That can be done by enabling
Filter import/export feature in Settings->Labs in your Gmail account. Once enabled, you will see new Export and Import buttons/links on Settings->Filters page.
Here’s description by Google http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-filter-importexport.html

Sunilkumar Pacific

I have enabled that lab and tried but it dint workout. Only the folders got imported but there are no mails in the filter folders;. Could u please let me know the reason why it happend so

March 14, 2012

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Anonymous

March 3, 2012

Get mail from other accounts
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=21288

How to Import Filters From one GMail Account to Another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43h7DYFYFOI