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Changing Your @Gmail Address?

How to change a Gmail Address and Save Emails in 2023: A Complete Guide with Pictures

Have you considered what you're trying to achieve by changing your Gmail address? This helpful guide describes three different ways of 'changing' your Gmail address, the obstacles you'll face, and how to overcome them. If you want to change your Gmail address and keep your Google account data, you’ll find everything that you need to know in this article.

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How to change your Gmail address in 5 easy steps

Follow this simple 5-step guide to change your Gmail address quickly. Find out what else you can do after you change your Google email address. You'll find referenced links included with more in-depth explanations when necessary.

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Solve the "Server denied POP3 access for the given username and password" error

Are you trying to 'pop' your email from one Gmail account to another and getting errors? This article discusses solutions to this problem.

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Considering Google Takeout?

Don't get trapped by Google Takeout

Using Google Takeout to move your content from one Google account to another may be 'free', but it could 'cost' you a lot more. This article will help you decide for yourself.

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Backup Google accounts for free with Google Takeout

A detailed walkthrough of the many steps required to back up your Gmail account for 'free' using Google Takeout. It’s 'free' because it won't cost money, but it will cost you time and a lot of frustration.

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Gmail Back-up explained

This article presents four options for backing up your Gmail. You'll learn how to download an archive of your Gmail account, make your downloaded emails readable on your computer, export your Gmail emails to another online account, and why you should consider VaultMe as your best option.

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How to copy "Shared with me" files from one Google Drive to another

If you are moving to a new Google Drive account, you’d want to take the "Shared with me" content with you. This guide describes 4 methods of copying shared files between Google Drive accounts in 2023. You will learn how you can make those files accessible from your new account and will be able to choose the option that best suits your needs.

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Migrating between providers?

4 Ways to Transfer Files from Google Drive To OneDrive in 2023

Moving away from Google to Microsoft? From this comprehensive guide, you will learn how you can transfer your Google Drive files to OneDrive. The article offers the choice of 4 options and discusses their pros and cons. All methods have been tried and tested in 2023.

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How to Move Emails from Outlook to Gmail — Two Options

This article explains how you can copy your Outlook emails to Gmail. You will learn about the limitations of the manual method and will see how it compares to the automatic option. This guide also includes some tips that may be useful after you move emails from Outlook to Gmail. Find out which way is the most efficient in 2023!

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Other helpful articles

How to Transfer Gmail Emails to Another Gmail Account

This article demonstrates how you can migrate your Gmail emails and label organization to a new Gmail account. This tutorial shows two methods and explains why, in most circumstances, the automated option is preferable.

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How to delete a Yahoo account and save old emails

Follow our step-by-step instructions to delete a Yahoo account without losing your old emails. This guide will also help you prepare for deleting the account and will explain what you can expect after your account is canceled. All the instructions have been verified in 2023.

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How to Close an Outlook Account Without Losing Your Emails in 2023

This article explains how you can close your Outlook.com account without losing your old emails. You will learn what steps you can take to save your content and how you can prepare for the cancellation of the account.

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How to Delete an AOL Email Account and Save the Emails

This quick guide explains what you can do to prepare for the cancellation of your AOL email address and provides easy-to-follow instructions for closing the account. You will also learn how you can save your old emails before the account is deleted permanently.

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How to Transfer Emails from Yahoo to Gmail

Use this guide if you plan to switch from Yahoo to Gmail or combine your Yahoo account with Gmail. In this article, we explain how you can copy your Yahoo emails to Gmail without losing your folder structure and answer the most common questions.

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How to Transfer OneDrive Files and Folders to Another Account

From this article, you will learn how you can move your OneDrive files and folders to another OneDrive account. This guide presents the choice of two options and explains why the automatic option is preferable in most cases. The steps provided in this reference have been tried and tested in 2023.

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How to Copy OneDrive Files to Google Drive in 2023: Three Methods

This article explains how you can migrate OneDrive to Google Drive in 3 ways. Choose between the automatic and the manual options. Learn what you should be prepared for when you migrate OneDrive to Google Drive for free. All options have been tried and tested in 2023! (spoiler alert: the automatic option wins!).

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How to Back Up Google Drive

This article explains how you can back up your Google Drive to another online account. You will learn why backing up to a different account is preferable and how you can do that quickly and efficiently.

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How to Back Up Yahoo Mail

This article explains how you can back up your Yahoo mail in 2023 and make your backup usable. You will learn why saving a backup of your Yahoo emails to another email account pays off and how you can create a backup automatically.

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How to Transfer Your Google Drive to Another Account

In this article, we explain how you can transfer your Google Drive files to another Google account in 2023. You will have the choice of 4 options, and while manual options are free, you should consider their limitations before you start moving the files manually.

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How to Merge Two or More Gmail Accounts into One: 2 Methods

In this blog post, we explore the concept of merging two or several Gmail accounts into one. You will learn why you can’t combine your accounts and keep one address using Google’s functionality and what workarounds are available in 2023.

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How to Delete an Old OneDrive Account Permanently

This article provides step-by-step instructions for closing a OneDrive account in 2023. Use this guide to prepare for the cancellation of the OneDrive/Microsoft account and learn what you can do to save your old files.

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How to Check the Size of the "Shared with me" Folder in Google Drive

Wondering if there is a way to check the size of the “Shared with me” folder before you migrate your files to another account? This article covers everything you need to know about estimating the full size of your Google Drive. All the instructions have been updated to be relevant in 2023!

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How to Combine Two or Multiple Google Drive Accounts

From this article you will learn how to combine two or several Google Drive accounts into one in 2023. You will be presented with the choice of 3 merge options (one automatic and two manual methods).

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A Quick 2023 Guide for Closing a Hotmail Email Account: 6 Easy Steps

This article provides simple instructions for closing a Hotmail account in 2023. You will learn what steps you need to take to deactivate the Hotmail.com account and how you can save your emails before your account is deleted permanently. This article will help you avoid common pitfalls and data loss.

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How to Transfer AOL Email to Gmail in 2023

From this up-to-date article you will learn how you can migrate your AOL emails to Gmail in 2023. You will be offered the choice of two options: the automatic method and the manual process. Find out what obstacles you may face if you decide to transfer your AOL emails to Gmail manually "for free".

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How to Merge Two or Multiple Yahoo Email Accounts

In this article, we’ll walk you through the two ways of combining your Yahoo email accounts in 2023. Decide what you want to achieve and choose one of the suggested options. Instructions for merging the email accounts outlined in this article will help you avoid common pitfalls and make an informed decision.

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