Migrate Gmail Filters
- If you have been using Gmail for sometime, chances are that you have created a few filters to organize your mailbox.
- But what if you plan to move to another Gmail or Google Workspace (formerly Google Apps) account and do not want to start from scratch?
- In this video, I will show you how to migrate your Gmail filters from one email account to another in 2 easy steps.
Overview
- Assuming you have created Gmail filters in one account and now you're switching to another account.
- Instead of creating the same filters one by one in the new Gmail account, you can simply import filters from old account into new account.
- In my case, I will be migrating my Gmail filters from my work account into my personal account.
![already existing filters in gmail account](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a37568770d04506593_already-existing-filters-in-gmail-account-1030x543.png)
1. Go to Gmail Filters
- Login to your Gmail account with filters you want migrate, then go to settings
- From settings page, switch to 'Filters and Blocked Addresses' tab.
- You should be able to see your existing filters that you should be migrating.
![go to work email settings in gmail](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a2e4e95fb82f3a1bfa_go-to-work-email-settings-in-gmail-1030x559.png)
2. Export Gmail filters
- In this step you'll be exporting your existing filters.
- Select the filters you want to export or you can simply click 'All' link next to 'Select' to select all filters.
- Click on 'Export' button then you should see a file download which contains your filters.
![export gmail filters](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a3cd21e84660a9d97a_export-gmail-filters-png-1030x571.png)
3. Import Gmail filters
- Now login to your Gmail account you want to migrate your Gmail filters to. Go to 'Settings' then 'Filters and Blocked Addresses'.
- Next, click on (2)'Import Filters', then (3) choose the file you downloaded in previous step. Then, click on (3) 'Open file' button to apply filters.
![import gmail filters png](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a3ac2fb6a71a61e9db_import-gmail-filters-png-1030x536.png)
4. Create Filters
- INow you should see the filters file read by Gmail, click on the filters that you want to import as shown in #1 in screenshot.
- Now click on create filters, you can also checkbox if you want to apply these filters on existing emails.
![Click-on-create-filters](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a2e3e8f97337620b2a_Click-on-create-filters.png)
Troubleshooting errors
- In some cases you may get an error. It's important you read and try to understand what an error is.
- For instance, in my case one of the filters requires me to verify forwarding address an action you will have to take before such a filter can start working.
![troubleshooting-Gmail-Filters-Migration](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/652583d059964c2e9f5a207f/652b71a3222a1e9f8b3ae5ba_troubleshooting-Gmail-Filters-Migration.png)
Wrapping it up!
- That is all you need to migrate your filters from one Gmail account to another.
- For comments and questions, leave them in comment section below and I'll be happy to assist you.
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