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===== Step 4: Move old emails to your IMAP account (optional) ===== | ===== Step 4: Move old emails to your IMAP account (optional) ===== | ||
- | You may skip this step if you want to keep the old emails from the previous POP3 profile | + | You can skip this step if you want to keep the old emails |
- | Follow through the steps below if you want to upload and sync the old emails | + | |
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- | Before you proceed, please make sure your email quota is sufficient to contain all emails.\\ | + | |
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- | 1. Select the new folder that you have created in your POP3 account such as "Old Inbox" and "Old Sent". Then, drag and drop it under the IMAP folder. By doing this, you can separate the folder for new and old backup emails. | + | |
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- | 2. Repeat the step for all of the folders. After you have finished moving the emails, you may close the POP3 account by right-click on the account and select **[Close]**. | + | |
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- | You may expect longer synchronisation time in Microsoft Outlook if you have larger folder' | + | |
+ | If you want to upload and sync the old emails to the server and make them available across all devices using IMAP, follow through the steps below. | ||
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+ | If required, please request your avomaster or voadmin to [[faq: | ||
+ | 1. To move emails from the old POP3 account to the new IMAP account, simply select the emails from your POP3 profile, and drop them to the Inbox or any folder within the IMAP profile. | ||
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