Introduction
Once you graduate or withdraw from school, you will only have access to your @mines account for a few months before it gets deactivated.
Here are two methods of "backing up" your Gmail before you lose access:
- via Thunderbird
- Pros
- Works for any email provider.
- You can transfer specific emails instead of the entire inbox.
- Cons
- Multiple steps are involved.
- Need to install Mozilla Thunderbird.
- If the Thunderbird app is closed, the transfer process will terminate.
- via Google Transfer
- Pros
- Minimal steps involved.
- Can transfer both or either of your Gmail and Google Drive.
- Cons
- Works only for Google Accounts.
- Transfers the entire email inbox and doesn't have the option to specify.
This article goes through the steps of copying over your emails from your @mines Gmail account to another Gmail account via Google Transfer.
Go here if you want to use the Mozilla Thunderbird method.
NOTE: Transfers like these can take multiple hours to days depending on the size of the transfer.
Environment
An internet-connected device with a web browser (Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari).
Instructions
- Log in to your @mines Gmail account.
- Click on your profile icon in the top right corner.
- Click on Manage your Google Account.
- Under the Home tab, go to Transfer your content and click on Start transfer.
If you can't find this option, then try using this link.
Note: 'Transfer Your Content' is only available to authorized G Suite for Education Accounts.
- Enter your destination Google Account.
- To verify your destination account, you will have to enter a code that you will receive in the provided destination email account.
- Once your account is verified, you can now choose whether you wish to transfer your Gmail or your Google Drive, or both.
- You're all set and Google will take care of the rest from here.
