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faq:email:switch_pop3_to_imap_ms_outlook [2022/11/15 18:21] – [Step 3: Set up your account with IMAP] vikki | faq:email:switch_pop3_to_imap_ms_outlook [2022/11/15 18:31] (current) – [Step 4: Move old emails to your IMAP account (optional)] vikki | ||
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Switching from POP3 to IMAP is easy with the following steps: | Switching from POP3 to IMAP is easy with the following steps: | ||
- | 1. Make a local backup on your emails\\ | + | 1. [[# |
- | 2. Remove your POP3 account\\ | + | 2. [[# |
- | 3. Set up your account with IMAP\\ | + | 3. [[# |
- | 4. Move old emails to your IMAP account (optional) | + | 4. [[# |
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Note that some emails may be missing from the IMAP account if you have set to delete emails from the server on your previous POP3 account.\\ | Note that some emails may be missing from the IMAP account if you have set to delete emails from the server on your previous POP3 account.\\ | ||
- | If you want to move emails from your local device (downloaded by previous POP3 account) back to the server so that you can view them across different devices with IMAP, proceed to [[|Step 4]] below. | + | If you want to move emails from your local device (downloaded by previous POP3 account) back to the server so that you can view them across different devices with IMAP, proceed to [[# |
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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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+ | 2. Alternatively, | ||
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