How to Import Windows Live Mail to Gmail Account?

Nowadays, email communication has become important for personal and business purposes, and it plays a crucial role in one’s life. To solve the problem of migrating emails from Windows Live Mail to Gmail accounts, we described an automated method in this blog.

Overview

Windows Live Mail is an email client that is used in Windows 7 & Vista, and it is an updated version of Outlook Express. Microsoft has discontinued its use and stopped its updated version but some users are still using it. To manage emails in Windows Live Mail becomes tedious so users want to migrate emails to Gmail.

Gmail is one of the reliable email services, it provides robust security and protection from malware attacks. It provides 15 GB of storage space and has a modern interface. It offers and provides various services like Google Drive, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Meet, etc. Users that work with Google Workspace avail all Google services benefits.

Benefits of importing Windows Live Mail emails to Gmail Account

• There is no update in Windows Live Mail but Google provides regular updates to Gmail and other services.
• Gmail has a modern interface that provides a good user experience while using it.
• Gmail provides 15 GB free storage space so users don’t have to worry about storage space.
• Gmail is a cloud-based service that can be accessed anywhere and anytime on any device with the help of the internet.

Also Read: How to transfer Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird?

Smart and efficient solution to import emails from Windows Live Mail to Gmail Account

The smart and efficient solution to import emails from Windows Live Mail to Gmail account is to use eSoftTools Windows Live Mail Converter software. With a few clicks, you can easily import Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird easily and efficiently. Additionally, it allows the conversion of Windows Live Mail files to other file formats like PST, EML, MSG, EMLX, HTML, NSF, Thunderbird, MHTML, etc. Moreover, you can migrate Windows Live Mail files to cloud-based applications like Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Office 365, Outlook.com and IMAP server.

Key features

• This easiest and most reliable software allows you to convert Windows Live Mail files to other file formats such as PST, EML, EMLX, MSG, MBOX, vCard, ICS and many others.

• Easily migrate Windows Live Mail files/folders to Office 365, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, IMAP-based applications etc. 

• It has a separate option to auto-load Windows Live Mail files/folders from the default storage location.

• Allows to preview inner files/folders of the Windows Live Mail in the preview panel of the software.

• You can save files of the mailbox of the Windows Live Mail to a single MBOX  file or a separate MBOX folder.

• Provides additional features like email filtering, naming conventions and folder selection.

• Compatible with all editions of the Windows Operating System, like Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 & and below versions.

Steps to migrating emails from WLM to Gmail

• Download and install eSoftTools Windows Live Mail converter software in your system.
• Open the software and load the Windows Live Mail file with two options- Auto load of WLM files/folders or manual selection of WLM files/folders.

• Load the WLM files/folders in the software, preview the WLM files/folders in the preview panel and select files/folders that need to be exported.

• Click on the Import to Cloud button and choose Import to Gmail from the list of options.
• Enter your Gmail account credentials such as email address and Google application password.
• If you want,  apply other features such as email filtering and choose the required settings.

• Click on the Convert button and start the conversion of WLM files/folders to Gmail.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have explained the benefits and automated method to migrate emails from Windows Live Mail to Gmail account. There are manual methods also available, but they require technical expertise and are time-consuming. We recommend to use the automated method because it is an easy and quick method to migrate emails from Windows Live Mail to Gmail accounts.