Here’s How to Forward ProtonMail to Gmail Account

Even when we move on to paid versions, Proton still can’t match the sheer amount of storage capacity offered by Google. Moreover, as the world is moving towards more collaborative work, staying with a privacy-focused email service might not be the best choice. So don’t forget to read till the end to know the answer to transfer your emails.

Reasons for ProtonMail Forwarding to Gmail

There are many reasons for the email transfer to Gmail, and we will discuss some of them in the following points:

• Easy GUI – Gmail’s simple and understandable user interface makes it the perfect choice for email migration from Proton Mail. On the other hand, Proton Mail’s tough learning curve and lack of basic features like email filters make it less interactive for users accustomed to Gmail’s design and benefits.
• Collaborative Features – Gmail has professional collaboration tools like Sites, Meet, and real-time collaboration on documents and spreadsheets with Google Workspace. Since Proton Mail doesn’t have a productivity suite, users wishing to add Proton Mail to Gmail.
• Massive Account Storage – Gmail has a basic account storage of 15 GB, which is quite large compared with Proton Mail’s 1 GB. Gmail provides account storage expansion options of up to 100 GB, 200 GB, and 2 TB for personal accounts, whereas Proton Mail only has 15 and 100 GB upgrades for premium subscriptions. Such a large gap in account storage makes users migrate Proton Mail email to Gmail. Similar reasons exist for adding ProtonMail to Outlook itself.

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.