How to import AOL emails/contacts into Gmail?

If you have been using AOL as your primary email service provider and now you want all your AOL mail into your Gmail inbox, then there's a way through which this is possible. If you are thinking that we'll advise you to use the Gmail plug-in to do so, then you are probably wrong because we are going to introduce you to another method to get all your AOL emails into your Gmail mailbox. To get started, all you will need is your AOL sign in credentials and apply the steps that we are going to list in the section below.

Not just your emails, but you can also take your folders as well as contacts (address book) from your AOL account to your Gmail account.

So, without further ado, let us jump right into the process to migrate things from AOL to Gmail.



Steps to import emails/contacts/folders 1. Before you begin, you need to copy all the messages from the "Sent Mail" and "Spam" folder and then take them to the "Saved Mail" folder. This is because the emails from these folders cannot be imported directly.

2. Now, go to Gmail and log in to your account

3. Then, go to the "Settings" menu and click "See all Settings"

4. After that, you need to click on the "Accounts and Import" tab

5. Followed by this, click on "Import mail and contacts"

6. This shall open the Import dialog box on your screen

7. Now, you need to enter your AOL Sign in email address and click "Continue"

8. Further, provide the password of your account and click "Continue"

9. You can also choose the "Import new mail for next 30 days"

10. In the end, choose "Start Import" and click "OK"


To Conclude:


After you have completed this process, it may take up to two or more days for the imported emails to reflect in your account. If it is taking more than this, then you may need to repeat the process very carefully. Importing things from AOL to Gmail does not mean that they will get deleted from your AOL account. Therefore, if you do not want those messages to remain in your inbox, then you need to delete them separately.