Copy the Gmail content to Infomaniak

This guide explains how to copy the content of one or more existing email addresses from Gmail to one or more email accounts managed by Infomaniak, using the import tool Infomaniak!

Infomaniak prerequisites

• Have a Mail Service on your Manager Infomaniak.
• Have a quota of free addresses available or order more if necessary:
  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product concerned.
  3. Click at the top on the cart icon:
     

Transfer emails from Gmail to Infomaniak

If you are stuck at a specific step, do not hesitate to contact Infomaniak support to get the necessary help to continue the process.

a. Recreate the email address(es) on Infomaniak

Access the Infomaniak Mail Service and create the email addresses:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
3. Click the blue button Create an email address in the top right corner.
4. Enter the address (what comes before the at sign @) (e.g contact or michelle).
5. Click the blue Continue button.
6. Select I will consult the email address alone.
7. Click the blue Continue button.
8. Enter a password.
9. Click the blue Continue button.
10. Click the blue Finish button.
11. Start again at point 3 above to recreate all email addresses identically.

b. Import Gmail mail content into Infomaniak

Access the Infomaniak Mail Service and import your emails:

1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
3. Click on the chevron ‍ in the right part of the blue Create an email address button.
4. Click on Import emails (direct link).
5. Click on Import my emails into a single email address.
6. Enter the existing email address at Google.
   • By specifying that your previous address is a @gmail.com address, the assistant will offer to connect to your Gmail account.
7. Click on the "Sign in with Google" button that has appeared.
   • Make sure you are logging into the Gmail account that is relevant for the email copy.
8. Confirm that you allow the Infomaniak tool to connect to your account (automatic procedure).
9. Once the popup is validated, you will be able to choose which Infomaniak address to import your Gmail emails to (if necessary, refer to this other guide from point 7).

Any "labels" or "tags" present in Gmail will be converted into folders in Mail Infomaniak (same principle as when retrieving mail with an IMAP email client like Thunderbird):

Adjust the application settings

As soon as you have ensured that the domain name associated with your email works with Infomaniak, modify the settings of the email software/clients you use so that they connect correctly to the Infomaniak servers: follow the configuration assistant.

Learn more

• Ensure that the email is properly secured
• Copy the content from other Mail providers