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How to migrate from GMail (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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I've had my GMail account for what must be almost 20 years now, and it's pretty ingrained in my life. My mortgage info comes via GMail, my bank statements come via GMail, my health insurance comes via GMail, etc.

Thinking about migrating honestly seems like an insurmountable task. I have no idea where to begin. How the hell do I go about untangling GMail services from my life.

I've potentially been looking to move to Proton for email, but any other suggestions (preferably European based) would be welcome.

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[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

I started in the same position mate. My old Gmail is still there but rarely gets anything. My email transition was like thweek s:

  1. Set up auto forward to your new email system.
  2. Reply to people and companies you actually know from your gmail account, cc your new account saying that you've migrated. Peicemeal update your user details.with companies like utilities, rent, banks, and other logins.
  3. Set up auto reply after about 3 months to say that the account is only monitored weekly and you'll reply when you check.
  4. Rinse & repeat step 2.
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