UAlbany Mail - Transfer all messages to Gmail via Outlook

When preparing to leave the University, some people may want to migrate their UAlbany Mail account's contents to Gmail. The instructions below should help.

1. We have instructions for setting up UAlbany Mail in Outlook at https://wiki.albany.edu/x/HJU8Ag
2. Once your UAlbany Mail account is added, change Outlook to synchronize all e-mail via the steps under More Information (about half-way down) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2733062
3. Google has instructions for setting up Gmail in Outlook at https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?hl=en
   
4. You may need to enable less secure apps to access Gmail via the steps from https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
5. Wait for Outlook to finish synchronizing all e-mail. The status at the bottom of Outlook will read "All folders are up to date." This will take some time.
   
6. Export your UAlbany Mail content to an Outlook archive file (.PST) via the steps under Outlook 2013 and 2016 at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Export-or-backup-email-contacts-and-calendar-to-an-Outlook-pst-file-14252b52-3075-4e9b-be4e-ff9ef1068f91
   • This will likely take several minutes
     
7.  Create a label in Gmail for your UAlbany content via the steps at https://support.google.com/mail/answer/118708?hl=en 
8.  Select/go into the folder corresponding to the UAlbany label you made in Gmail 
9. Import your UAlbany Mail content from the Outlook archive file (.PST) via the steps under Outlook 2013 and 2016 at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Import-email-contacts-and-calendar-from-an-Outlook-pst-file-431a8e9a-f99f-4d5f-ae48-ded54b3440ac
   
   • For Step 7, choose "Import items into the current folder"
   • This will likely take several minutes
     
10. Wait for Outlook to finish synchronizing all e-mail up to Gmail. The status at the bottom of Outlook will read "All folders are up to date." This will take some time, possibly several hours.