Migrate emails to another provider
I have an email address and I want to migrate those emails to a gmail address. The problem is that I have around 2300 emails. I'm copying about 200 emails to the gmail address. The problem is that is taking too long and it's not copying all of them.
What if I copy all of emails wait to sycronize it and then copy it again? It will work? Or is there another way to do that?
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What you are doing is not really supported, although it generally works.
Mostly you need to disable any email scanning to make the process faster,
Matt said
What you are doing is not really supported, although it generally works. Mostly you need to disable any email scanning to make the process faster,
The only email client that I'm using is thunderbird. Email scanning is an option or program?
Can I forward several emails at once? That might be a solution for me.
The best approach is to copy the old account's messages to local folders in Thunderbird. After that, you can leave them there and/or upload them to a server.
Matt's point is that scanning for viruses slows copying of messages to and from IMAP folders. If you are using anti-virus software, disable it and see if your messages are copied faster.
Rick said
The best approach is to copy the old account's messages to local folders in Thunderbird. After that, you can leave them there and/or upload them to a server. Matt's point is that scanning for viruses slows copying of messages to and from IMAP folders. If you are using anti-virus software, disable it and see if your messages are copied faster.
The only anti-virus software that I have is from Windows. I will disable it for now. Maybe it will help with the process
I have not heard of such problems with Microsoft’s anti-virus software.
I would use local folders. If you want to try that approach, let’s talk again about the details.
Rick said
I have not heard of such problems with Microsoft’s anti-virus software. I would use local folders. If you want to try that approach, let’s talk again about the details.
I'm using that approach but the problem is that not all the emails are being transferred. And what can I do with emails that have large attachments?
Using local folders means copying messages from your non-gmail account to the local folders pseudo-account in Thunderbird. It is an alternative to copying messages to your gmail account. (Or you could copy to local folders first and then copy from local folders to your gmail account later.)
Are you copying messages from your non-gmail account to the local folders pseudo-account?
If you are still trying to copy messages from your non-gmail account to your gmail account, I can only say what Matt already has: it is not really supported, though it usually works, and anti-virus scanning could slow it down or cause other problems. You might try disabling your anti-virus software temporarily and see if the transfer goes faster. I do not use Windows or Windows anti-virus software, but, as I said, I have not heard of Microsoft's anti-virus software causing problems in Thunderbird.
Large attachments do not present a problem when copying messages to local folders. What is your concern?
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