How to Migrate Google Workspace to Gmail: Pro Methods

Reasons to Migrate Emails from Google Workspace to Gmail

Users want to transfer Google Workspace to Gmail for various reasons such as:

• Gmail is cost-friendly and especially suitable for personal use or small projects.
• It keeps the emails in an organized manner, thus making access easy.
• Gmail can easily integrate with other applications or email clients.
• To maintain a backup of Google Workspace data for reference.
• Also, there is no admin panel, so users can utilize the storage as required.
• Moreover, every user gets the same features and facilities in Gmail.

Reliable Solutions to Migrate Google Workspace to Gmail

This section describes a manual solution and a professional tool for the migration. The complete step-by-step procedure is given in detail below. Explore the methods and opt for one of your preferences.

Manually Transfer Email from Google Workspace to Gmail

Follow the steps given below:

1. Sign in to your Google Workspace account and open Gmail.
2. Navigate to Settings and press See All Settings.
3. Here, move to Forwarding and POP/IMAP and Enable POP.
   
4. Then, hit the Profile icon and select Manage your Google Account.
5. Further, go to Security and complete 2-step verification.
6. Subsequently, select App passwords from the bottom and click Generate.
7. Copy and save it. Now, go to the Accounts and Import tab in Settings.
8. Here, click Import from another address under Import Mail and Contacts.
   
9. Afterward, enter the Google Workspace email address and hit Continue.
10. In addition, provide the app password and other details and click Continue.
11. At last, choose the Workspace items to transfer and press Start Import.

Migrate Google Workspace to Gmail Manually Using Google Takeout and Thunderbird

This method is divided into two parts for a clear understanding. Follow these steps:

Part 1: Export Google Workspace Emails

1. Login to Google Takeout and deselect all the items.
2. Next, choose Mail from the options and tap Next Step.<
   
3. Then, select the (.zip) file type and the desired file size.
4. Further, set the frequency to Export once and click Create Export.
   
5. At last, after receiving the email, download and unzip to save (.mbox) files.

Part 2: Configure Accounts and Import Emails

1. Start Mozilla Thunderbird and move to Tools.
2. Click Account Settings, tap Account Actions and choose Add Mail Account.
   
3. Enter your Gmail ID > Continue > select IMAP configuration > Done.
4. Afterward, download ImportExportTools NG and right-click Local folders.
5. Select ImportExportTools NG, tap Import MBOX file, and pick Individual MBOX file.
   
6. Now, choose the earlier downloaded (.mbox) files and hit Open.
7. At last, drag and drop the files in the configured Gmail.

Limitations of the Manual Method

• The methods are tiring, lengthy, and difficult, especially for novice users.
• A small mistake while executing steps can result in data loss.
• It is not suitable for multiple files and large attachments.

Top-Notch Solution to Migrate Google Workspace to Gmail

To instantly migrate your Google Workspace data, the SysInfo Google Workspace Backup Tool is the best option. It transfer email from Google Workspace to gmail within seconds. This versatile utility seamlessly migrates your Workspace data in multiple file formats like PDF, PST, CSV, MBOX, etc. It ensures that data is intact and maintains folder hierarchy during migration. With this utility, you can migrate bulk files at once without any size limitations. It has some other features, that make it reliable as:

• Compatible with all systems and offers various filters to improve the output.
• Migrate G Suite to G Suite, AOL, Office 365, Yahoo, and other email clients.
• Allows to choose specific user Google Workspace accounts to export.

Steps to Migrate Google Workspace to Gmail

1. Run the tool and click Continue in Backup Google Workspace All Services.
2. Enter the credentials and select Get Users Mailbox or Import CSV. Hit Login.
3. Select the Google Workspace User ID to export and press Next.
4. Further, choose the items to move from Google Workspace and hit Next.
   
5. Then, click Continue in Email Clients and choose Gmail from the list.
   
6. Provide your Gmail email and password and tap Login to authenticate.
7. Later, select the additional filters to apply and finally hit Convert.

Conclusion

This blog specified all the reasons and possible methods to migrate Google Workspace to Gmail. The manual method is free but has its shortcomings. Therefore, for a smooth and effective migration, it is optimum to choose a professional tool as recommended by experts.

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About The Author:

Lovely Baghel

Lovely specializes in technical writing for SysInfoTools Software and has over 2 year of experience writing blogs, and articles about databases & backup, email recovery, email migration & management solutions. Her passion is researching and developing content that helps Office users, professionals, administrators, enterprises, and novices solve multiple problems.