Migrate Hushmail to Google Workspace: Methods & Best Practices

Quick Answer: How Do You Export Hushmail to Google Workspace?

Use IMAP. Hushmail allows IMAP access, so you can connect it to Google Workspace in two ways. A Google super admin can use the Data Migration service in the Admin console, entering imap.hushmail.com as the server. Or you can use an IMAP migration tool that connects both mailboxes, lets you pick folders, and copies the emails across.

Why Do Users Migrate from Hushmail to Google Workspace?

• They want to work in Gmail, Calendar, Meet, and Drive together.
• If you need a business mailbox on your own domain, with many users managed from one admin panel.
• Their team already uses Google apps, so having email and other work tools under one Google Workspace account is more convenient.
• They are moving away from Hushmail and want to keep access to their existing emails.
• They need to combine emails from multiple mailboxes in one Google Workspace environment.

Before You Start: A Short Checklist

• Get your Hushmail login details. You need the full email address and password for each mailbox.
• Check for two-step verification. If it is on in Hushmail, a plain password won’t work for IMAP. Hushmail asks for a security code as well. Follow the steps in Hushmail’s help pages to find it.
• Set up your Google Workspace users first. Every Hushmail mailbox needs a matching Google Workspace user to receive the mail.
• Know the limits. IMAP carries email only. Contacts, calendar events, and other non-mail items stay behind.
• Plan your domain switch. If you use your own domain, you will eventually change its MX records to point to Google. Do this after the migration is checked, so no new mail lands in the old mailbox in the meantime.

A Note on Encryption

Hushmail provides encryption and other privacy-focused security features. When you migrate your emails to Google Workspace, those messages are then managed and protected under Google Workspace’s security and data protection controls. The security features and policies can differ between the two services.

If your organization works in healthcare, legal services, or eDiscovery for Law Firms, review your organization’s security, retention, privacy, and compliance requirements before starting the migration. These requirements should be considered during the planning stage, not after the emails have already been moved.

Manual Method to Migrate Hushmail to Google Workspace

This method is free and works well for small teams. You need to be a super administrator in Google Workspace(Formerly G Suite).

Step 01: Make your CSV file

Open a spreadsheet and create three columns with these headers:

• Source ImapUser: the user’s Hushmail address
• Source ImapPassword: the Hushmail password
• Target GUser: the user’s Google Workspace address

Step 02: Open the migration tool

Sign in to the Google Admin console. Go to Data, then Data import & export, then Data Migration. For IMAP, click Migrate. This route is for an IMAP server address like imap.example.com. Enter imap.hushmail.com. 

Step 03: Upload the CSV

Click Upload CSV and select your file. Google maps each Hushmail user to a Workspace user.

Step 04: Choose your options

Pick a start date if you only want mail from a certain point forward. You can also choose whether to include deleted and spam emails.

Step 05: Start the migration & run a delta migration

Click Start migration. When it finishes, review the report. A delta import brings over any mail that arrived in the IMAP account after the first import. Do this just before you switch your MX records.

Limitations of Hushmail to Google Workspace Migration

• The new data migration service supports at most 100 users per IMAP migration. 
• It needs a super admin account, so regular users can’t run it.
• You can’t pick individual folders from a preview. You work with a CSV and a start date.
• Your Hushmail details go into a spreadsheet, so handle that file carefully and delete it afterward.
• The transfer covers email and label data only, not contacts, calendar events, or Drive files.

Professional Tool to Migrate Hushmail to Google Workspace

If you want to preview folders, filter by date, or move many mailboxes, a dedicated tool gives you more control. The SysInfo IMAP Email Backup is a 100% secure tool to migrate emails, attachments, and folders from IMAP servers to Google Workspace(Formerly G Suite). Keeps the original mailbox hierarchy. It works with Single Account mode and Batch/CSV mode. Additionally, you can easily migrate IMAP to Office 365, Yahoo Mail, and other email clients.

Why it suits a six-account move:

• Batch mode. Connect all six Hushmail mailboxes together instead of doing one at a time.
• Mapping. Match each Hushmail mailbox to its Google Workspace user before you start.
• Date filter and Remove Duplicates. Bring over just the period you want, and keep the Gmail side clean.
• Incremental migration. Only emails added since the last session are migrated, so a second run doesn’t copy the old mail again. This is the feature that answers your gap question. 
• Google Workspace sign-in. You sign in with the Admin ID and a JSON key, then select the Gmail accounts to map source and destination.

Steps to Move Emails From Hushmail to Google Workspace

1. Download the tool and enter your Rackspace credentials to Sign In.
2. Preview the emails and folders to migrate. Click Next.
3. Choose Google Workspace as the Saving format & authenticate using a JSON or P12 file.
4. Apply advanced features and filters as needed. Press Start Export.

For detailed steps, check the software guide of SysInfoTools. It gives you clear steps with screenshots. Also, if you have any queries related to this tool, feel free to ask our technical support.

Scenario: Migrating from Hushmail to Google Workspace

Jessica Miller runs a small consulting firm in Austin, Texas. Her team of six had used Hushmail for years, but clients kept sending Google Calendar invites and Meet links, and the team was juggling two systems. She set up Google Workspace, tried Google’s CSV method for the first few mailboxes, and then used a migration tool with a date filter to bring over only the last three years of mail. She ran a final pass the night before switching her MX records. By Monday, everyone was on Gmail with their old folders intact.

Conclusion

In this technical blog post, we explored a manual method and a professional tool to migrate Hushmail to Google Workspace. The manual method is used for small files. However, it has several limitations. Therefore, it’s best to use the professional tool. It supports batch migration with features including delta migration, secure authentication, and more.

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