Are you a user who wants to import Google Takeout to a new account? If “yes” is your answer, then this blog will help you out with the process. A professional utility with effortless and efficient processing is explained in this write-up. Moreover, all dimensions of Google Takeout are covered.
All You Need to Know About Google Takeout:
- Google Takeout is a free service offered by Google to export a copy of your data without impacting the original data.
- Google Takeout offers two archived file formats to import Google Takeout: .zip and .tgz.
- When you choose emails to download, they will be stored in the .mbox file format.
- For other items like contacts, it will download in ICS file format, calendars in vCard, and so on.
- After importing emails from Gmail to local storage, if you want to import Google Takeout to a new account, Google Takeout doesn’t provide any facility.
- The Google Takeout process is a bit complicated, and it has some limitations, too. To understand the complete process for Google Takeout.
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How to import Google Takeout to a new account?
Users have two methodologies to import MBOX files (Google Takeout email storing file format): go with the traditional manual ways or use a professional third-party tool. Here, I am explaining both ways; read the blog until the end.
Manual Way to Import MBOX to Gmail using Thunderbird:
In this method, firstly, you must configure your Gmail account with Thunderbird. After configuring, you have to drag and drop emails. Follow the steps below to import MBOX to Gmail using Thunderbird manually.
- Firstly, open Thunderbird.
- Menu>>Account Settings.
- Now select the Add Mail Account option after clicking on the Account Action.
- Provide the details for the desired Gmail account you want to export.
Points to Know Before Using the Manual Method to upload
- This method is applicable only after uploading emails to Thunderbird first. You cannot directly import data from MBOX to Gmail.
- It is very time-consuming and needs technical knowledge.
- There are limitations from Google in downloading data in a single export.
- Moreover, it also restricts the download attempts for a period.
- You have to download the data within a week after getting the download link.
Salient Features Shoviv Email Backup and Restore Tool:
- This tool works not only for Gmail but also for all the IMAP email clients/ servers like Zoho mail, Outlook.com, Yahoo, Yandex, iCloud, and more.
- Shoviv IMAP Backup and Restore Tool (AKA Gmail Backup and Restore Tool) offers downloading (backup) as well as uploading (restore) tasks in a single dashboard.
- Users can back up emails in PST, MBOX, MSG, EML, HTML, and MHT file formats. Also, users can restore all these file formats (including the OST file format) to Gmail.
- It works on job-based processing and permits creating multiple jobs and running them concurrently.
- This tool is boosted with advanced features like incremental export that allow resuming the process if, for any reason, the process is interrupted.
- Filter options, timeout duration, scheduler facility, and limitations on bad item count (failed items), like advanced user-centric options, are given within the tool.
Users get the facility to check this utility before spending a single penny by downloading the free demo version. A professional way to import Google Takeout to Gmail account:
How to import Google Takeout to Gmail professionally?
Just install Shoviv IMAP Backup and Restore Tool, launch it and follow the below given steps below:
- After installing, firstly, click on the Restore/Export button present on the dashboard.
- Now select the MBOX file format as a source and click OK
- Provide a job name, select the folder and click Next.
- Enter the Server Name, click on the Map Source and map the MBOX file to the Gmail mailbox. Click on the Validate, and then click Next.
- You will be prompted to the filter page; here, you can add a date and folder to include/exclude. After applying the filter, click on Next.
- Next, on the settings page, you can set the mailbox/item thread count, and you can also set attempts for the Mailbox Login Attempts/ Mailbox Item Retrieve Attempts. After doing all the settings, click on Next.
- Now, you will have a complete preview of your task to import Google Takeout to Gmail. After satisfying the settings, click on Finish, and the import process will start.
At the end of the process, a complete report will be displayed.
Final Words:
To import Google Takeout to a new account, i.e., MBOX to Gmail, we have mentioned and explained a professional utility for proficient execution. No manual method provides a satisfactory and efficient way to import MBOX to a new Gmail account. Shoviv IMAP Backup and Restore Tool is a one-stop solution to handle Google Takeout data. It also offers a free trial version that allows processing the first fifty items per folder. In addition, the demo version will automatically upgrade to the full unrestricted version after licensing.
Frequently Asked Questions
A: The software can import the MBOX file originated from any source.
A: Yes. With Shoviv Software, it is possible to transfer Google Takeout emails to another Gmail account easily and securely.
A: No. Gmail doesn’t support importing emails from the Google Takeout file directly. You can use the Shoviv Gmail Backup and Restore Tool to import emails with ease.
A. The licensing is based on a per mailbox. You have to assign the license to a user, and you can do both backup and restore tasks.
