📧 How to Migrate Your Emails Manually #

You can move your emails to a new account by exporting them from your old provider and importing them into the new one. This method works with Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and most email clients.

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Step 1: Export Emails from Your Old Account #

• Outlook (Windows/Mac)
• Go to File → Open & Export → Import/Export → Export to a file → Outlook Data File (.pst)
• Save the .pst file to your computer.
• Thunderbird (Windows/Mac/Linux)
• Install the add-on ImportExportTools NG
• Right-click on the folder you want to export → ImportExportTools NG → Export folder
• Save as .mbox file.
• Apple Mail (Mac)
• Select the mailbox you want to export
• Go to Mailbox → Export Mailbox…
• Choose a folder to save the exported file.

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Step 2: Import into Your New Account #

• Outlook
• Go to File → Open & Export → Import/Export → Import from another program or file → Outlook Data File (.pst)
• Select the file you exported earlier.
• Thunderbird
• Right-click on the new account inbox → ImportExportTools NG → Import mbox file
• Choose the exported file.
• Apple Mail
• Go to File → Import Mailboxes…
• Select the exported file and import.

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Step 3: Sync with Your New Provider #

• If your new account uses IMAP, the imported emails will sync automatically to the server and appear in webmail and on all devices.
• If your account is POP3 only, the imported messages will stay in your email program, but you’ll still have them saved.

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Tips for Large Mailboxes #

• Export and import by folder (Inbox, Sent, Archive).
• Split by year or date range if the mailbox is very large.
• Always verify after each import to make sure all emails appear.