If you're switching to Gmail from another email provider like Yahoo!, Hotmail, or AOL, Gmail has a handy tool to help you move over your old emails and contacts.

This tool doesn't work for other Gmail accounts. Use mail fetcher to get mail from another Gmail account instead.

To get started, follow the steps below. Before you begin, keep in mind that you'll need to have access to the other email account for this process to work:

1. Click the gear icon in the top right-hand corner of your inbox, then select Settings.
2. Under the Accounts and Import tab, click the Import mail and contacts link.



3. This will start a setup flow. After you finish, it may take some time for it to import, but you can check the status of your import by going back to the the Accounts and Import tab on the Settings page.

   

Note: This functionality is not available to Google Apps customers. For mail migration options for Google Apps click here.