How do I get all my archived Gmail into iCloud mail?

How do I get all my archived Gmail into iCloud mail?

I don’t just want it in the Mail client, I actually want it on iCloud servers for future reference.

For example, an email I sent using Gmail 10 years ago, should be accessible in iCloud mail on the web, iPhone and Mac apps.

Solution 1:

Find a IMAP email client, like Thunderbird. Configure both Gmail and iCloud mail as IMAP email accounts in Thunderbird.

After setup, you'll find both of you accounts in the left pane. Now you can drag and drop from Gmail to iCloud. Be patient as the process might take some time.

I haven't tested this with Thunderbird lately. You probably can use Apple Mail for this also.

A different way is to use Microsoft Outlook, configure both iCloud and Gmail. Let Gmail sync to the finish. Then you can export the mailbox and import it again into iCloud mail.

Exporting: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/export-or-backup-email-contacts-and-calendar-to-an-outlook-pst-file-14252b52-3075-4e9b-be4e-ff9ef1068f91 Importing: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/import-email-contacts-and-calendar-from-an-outlook-pst-file-431a8e9a-f99f-4d5f-ae48-ded54b3440ac

Solution 2:

I am going through this process at the moment for the same reason: I want to migrate away from Google to Apple.

Here's what I did:

• Export all your emails from gmail in mbox format. See instructions https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10016932?hl=en
• Import box file into Apple Mail (File→Import Mailboxes). This will create a new folder in Apple Mail named something like "All mail Including Spam and Trash" (if you chose to export spam and trash)
• Select all the messages in that folder and move them to your iCloud account folder. I chose to move them all to the Archive folder.
• Wait a few days...

The last bit is really boring. I have over 80,000 messages and so far it's taken 2 days and it's still going. I estimate that at the current rate the move will take another 3 days. I have no idea why it's so slow but at least it works.