Here’s How to Forward ProtonMail to Gmail Account

Reasons for ProtonMail Forwarding to Gmail

There are several reasons why users are switching from ProtonMail to Gmail Account. Some of its main reasons are: 

• Ability to collaborate: Gmail has the ability to integrate with Google Workspace, and has collaboration capabilities through Google tools such a Google Meet, Calendar, and many more.
• Flexible Storage: Gmail provides wide-ranging cloud storage and multi-device accessibility without the installation of external applications. It offers up to 15GB of free storage, which can be extended via Google One.
• Easy Management: Individuals and professionals can manage multiple inboxes. Gmail enables centralized management of several accounts with a single dashboard, and it is suitable for all users, even beginners.
• Interaction: Gmail easily integrates with third-party tools and extensions such as CRM, which are mainly restricted in ProtonMail.
• Advanced Filters: ProtonMail native is less capable than Google search algorithms, as they provide faster results.

Proton Mail to Gmail Email Transfer Requirements

The process to forward Proton Mail to Gmail isn’t easy at all. We will explore the requirements for adding emails to Gmail:

Proton Mail Bridge: This is a premium offering provided by Proton Mail developers themselves which allows you to join Proton Mail accounts with external email clients. This works by adjusting the IMAP configuration.

• It helps in establishing a double-ended junction between your account and the email client using a TLS connection. However, a Single Remote Password is mandatory for this method to work.
• Only the installation part is manual, the rest of the work is completed by the bridge itself without any user interference. It does so without hampering the resources (both hardware and software) of the computer.

Access to Both Gmail and Proton Accounts: This goes without saying, that if a user lacks the credentials to any of them no data transfer is possible.

After discussing the reasons and requirements to migrate Proton Mail email to Google Mail, we will now explore the solutions for the email migration process in the following sections.

Add Proton Mail to Gmail Manually Using IMAP

You can transfer emails manually using the following steps:

• Open your Proton Mail account and go to the Settings menu.
• Select the Forwarding/IMAP section and enable the email forwarding option.
• Enter your Gmail account credentials and verify them using the Gmail app/website.
• Configure your Google Mail account to receive emails from your Proton Mail account.
• Confirm the email forwarding process on both accounts and click the “Save” button to apply the changes.

Note: The Proton Mail Bridge app is available only for Mail Plus and Proton Unlimited users, so you must upgrade your Proton Mail account if you have a free account. Also, you need to activate the Bridge app and configure the IMAP account on it for the manual process to forward Proton Mail to Gmail. A second manual method exists as well. However, it is equally complicated if not more.

 Manually Move Proton Mail Data to Gmail

• Launch the Proton Mail Import Export App >> click on ‘Add Account’.
• Then, enter Proton Mail credentials >> hit ‘Next’.
• Once STATUS is ‘connected’, click ‘Export All’.
• Press the ‘Export’ icon.
• Select folders, apply the date filter, and select MBOX format. Pick a location to save the email data and hit ‘Export’.
• Once exporting is done, click ‘Okay’.
• Look for the MBOX files at the chosen location.

As there are no default methods, you can look at this guide to import MBOX to your Gmail account.

Steps to Add Proton Mail to Gmail Effortlessly

• 1. Install the backup software on your Windows computer and run it.
• 2. Click the Open menu, select Email Accounts, and click Add Account to add your Proton Mail email account. (Proton Mail Bridge setup is required for the next steps)
• 3. Enter Proton Mail account credentials, click the Advanced Settings down arrow to enter IMAP server details, and finally click the Add button to add the account folders on the software interface.
• 4. View Proton Mail account folders in the folder view panel on the left side and use the Advanced Search feature to select specific emails based on filters like Subject, Sender, Attachments, etc.
• 5. Click Export, select Gmail as the destination and click the Save button after entering your account details to begin the email migration process.

Conclusion

We discussed the reasons and solutions to forward Proton Mail to Gmail in this blog. The reasons mentioned here highlight the dominance of Gmail as the world’s best email service. We also read about some requirements for the email migration process, the major one being Proton Mail Bridge. The solution discussed in the blog are perfect to add Proton Mail to Gmail. However, the manual method requires technical knowledge and a Proton Mail Bridge subscription. Therefore, the automated software mentioned here becomes the perfect answer for transferring emails to Gmail without data loss and ensuring complete data integrity.