How to Restore and Import Gmail Emails and Contacts

If you want to restore your email data, you should know how to restore and import Gmail emails and contacts from Mbox backup . Here we show you step by step how to do it.

Next, we will tell you how you can restore and import emails and contacts .

Index

1. How to restore and import Gmail emails and contacts with an Mbox backup
   1. Gmail account settings
   2. Download the ImportExportTools and Thunderbird extension
2. Set up the Thunderbird app
   1. Restore and import emails and contacts
3. import contacts

How to restore and import Gmail emails and contacts with an Mbox backup

This guide is intended for those who have a backup of their emails . Therefore, we recommend that you make a backup of your emails beforehand. Once you have the backup, you need to unzip it and this is where the restore process begins .

Gmail account settings

1. The first step in restoring your files from your email backup is to go to the Settingstab .
2. To do this, click the gear-shaped button in the upper right corner of Gmail.
3. From there, click Settings.
4. Go to the Forwarding and POP/IMAPtab . Here you will find two options: POP mail download and IMAP access .
5. You must activate both options. After activating the above options, you need to click on Save Changes.

Download the ImportExportTools and Thunderbird extension

Thunderbird is a very powerful email tool that will be essential for today’s procedure . ImportExportTools is a tool that will be especially useful for our purpose, so we recommend that you download it beforehand. You can download it from the following link: ImportExportTools .

1. Once you’ve downloaded the app, you’ll need to install it.
2. The installation process is like any other application, press Next to the end.

Set up the Thunderbird app

1. Once the Thunderbird appis downloaded and successfully installed , it’s time to set it up:
2. Go to Local Folders , find the Create New Accountoption there , and select Email .
3. A new configuration screen will appear. Click Skip thisand use my existing email account.
4. On the next screen, you’ll need to enter your name, email address, and password for this account, and then click Next. When the process is complete, click the Done button .
5. The next step is to install the extension you downloaded earlier. To do this, go to the upper right and click on the three lines there. Now click on the Add-ons option .
6. Look for the little settings wheel at the top right. Now select the Install plugin from fileoption . The system will ask you to locate the plugin. Go to the location where you downloaded the plugin earlier. Then click Open .
7. After the above step, the app should restart. Once you’ve reopened it, go to local folders and right-click it.
8. Go to ImportExportTools and then select Import Mbox File.
9. A new window will appear. Select the first option and then click OK.

Restore and import emails and contacts

1. To do this, go to where you saved it earlier and select the Mail folder.
2. There you should find a file in MBOX format, click on it and then on ” Open “.
3. The imported file will appear as the last option in the local folders.
4. To import it into your email, all you have to do is drag the file to your email at the top of the Thunderbird program.
5. After this process, you will have imported your emails.

import contacts

Importing contacts is much easier if you follow the steps below:

1. Go to your Gmail accountand click on Contacts .
2. Once you’re in Contacts, click More and then the Import option .
3. Now select a CSV or vCard file. You will have to locate the backup on your computer, once you have found it, select it and click Open ,
4. Then you will have your contacts back in Google.
5. Finally, you should know that you can also recover deleted Gmail emailsfrom the recycle bin, so worry no more and put these methods into practice.

As you can see,  restoring and importing Gmail emails and contacts is very simple and fast