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How to Transfer Office 365 Email to Gmail?

Many working professionals are looking for a way to transfer Office 365 email to Gmail. Gmail is free of cost and provides storage space up to 15 GB and Office 365 is subscription-based. In this blog, we have described an automated method to transfer Office 365 emails to Gmail

User Query: I am planning to switch jobs, so I want to export my Office 365 emails to my Gmail account because I have crucial emails stored in my Office 365 account. Please suggest a simple and automated solution for doing so.

                                                                         -Rodolfo C. Hughes

Overview

Office 365: Office 365 is a subscription-based suite that provides Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and it can be accessed from anywhere and anytime.  It is a cloud-based application that can be accessed via the Internet and also provides OneDrive for cloud storage.

Gmail: Gmail is also a cloud-based application and it can also be accessed from anywhere and anytime via the internet. It provides services such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, etc free of cost and additionally, it provides storage space up to 15 GB.

Reasons to transfer Office 365 email to Gmail

  • Office 365 is for working professionals and Gmail is for home users. Sometimes working professionals need to migrate emails from Office 365 to Gmail.
  • Office 365 is subscription-based, while Gmail is free. Therefore, users want to use Gmail because it is free and it offers 15 GB of storage space.
  • Gmail has a simple and easy-to-use interface on the other hand Office 365 has an advanced interface. To use Office 365 we need to have technical expertise for using it.

Also Read: How to Migrate Gmail to IMAP Server?

Smart solution to transfer Office 365 email to Gmail

The smart solution to transfer Office 365 email to Gmail is to use eSoftTools IMAP Backup and Migration software. This is the most advanced and reliable software for migrating emails from Office 365 to Gmail. With the help of this software, you can migrate emails from Office 365 to Gmail with a few clicks.

Key features of IMAP Backup and Migration Software

  • Preview Emails: The software allows you to preview emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, and files/folders in a tree structure within the preview panel.
  • Naming Convention: It enables you to name and save emails with unique identifiers based on the Subject, Form, and Date of the emails.
  • Desired Location: You can save the backup file to any location of your choice on your local computer.
  • Migrate and Backup Cloud-Based Applications: The software supports migrating and backing up IMAP-based webmail applications such as Office 365, Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yandex, AOL, Zoho, Live.com, and more.
  • Easy GUI: It has a user-friendly graphical interface that simplifies the backup and migration process of IMAP email accounts.
  • Windows Compatibility: Compatible with all editions of Windows OS, including Windows 11, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and older versions.
  • Saving in MBOX Format: You can save IMAP emails to a single MBOX file or separate MBOX folders.

Step-by-step approach of IMAP backup and Migration Software

  • Download, install, and launch eSoftTools IMAP backup software in your system.
  • Choose Office 365 option from the list of options in the drop-down menu.
Select Office 365 from options
  • Enter your Office 365 account credentials such as email address and password.
  • Preview Office 365 emails and files/folders in the preview panel and select files/folders to convert.
Preview Office 365 files & folders
  • Click on the Import into Cloud button and choose the option Import to Gmail.
  • Choose anyone of the options Import to Gmail or Import to G-Suite.
Select Import into Gmail
  • Enter your Gmail account credentials such as your Gmail email address and Google Application password.
  • Apply the email filtering feature to filter emails according to the Date Range( From and Top) if you want to apply.
transfer Office 365 email to Gmail
  • Click on the Convert button and start the migration from Office 365 to Gmail/G-suite.

Conclusion

This blog describes the reasons and automated methods to transfer Office 365 Email to Gmail. There are manual methods available but they are complex and tedious. In the demo version, you can transfer 25 emails from each Office 365 folder to Gmail and if you like the software you can purchase the software.


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