Add another email account on your computer
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Important: We're making changes to Gmailify and POP support. Learn about upcoming changes to Gmailify and POP support in Gmail .
In a web browser, at mail.google.com , you can add:
Another Gmail account.
A non-Gmail account like Yahoo or iCloud Mail.
You can add up to 5 email addresses to your Gmail account.
In the Gmail app, you can also add another email account. However, you can't add accounts like Exchange and Post Office Protocol (POP). Learn how to add an account in the Gmail app .
Before you begin
You can’t connect email accounts that don’t support secure connections.
You can import messages from another email account, but not any folders or labels.
Your other email account needs to have POP access. If you’re not sure, check your other email account’s settings menu.
You can’t add an Outlook account to Gmail on your computer. To connect to Outlook, Microsoft now requires non-Microsoft email users to use modern authentication methods . To add an Outlook account to Gmail, use the Gmail app.
To add an Outlook account to Gmail, use the Gmail app.
Step 1: Change POP settings in your other account
Yahoo, iCloud Mail, or another email provider
In your other email account, turn on POP access.
Another Gmail account
On your computer, sign in to the Gmail account you want to import from .
At the top right, click Settings See all settings .
At the top, click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
In the "POP Download" section, select Enable POP for all mail .
At the bottom, click Save Changes .
Tip: When you enable POP for all email, we recommend to keep a copy of the emails in your inbox. Next to "When messages are accessed with POP," select Keep Gmail's copy in the inbox .
Step 2: Add another email account
On your computer, sign in to the Gmail account you want to import to .
At the top right, click Settings See all settings .
At the top, click the Accounts and import or Accounts tab.
In the "Check mail from other accounts" section, click Add a mail account .
Type the email address of the other account.
Optional: If prompted, you can: Link your account with Gmailify and get enhanced Gmail features for your other account. Import your emails from your other account.
Link your account with Gmailify and get enhanced Gmail features for your other account.
Import your emails from your other account.
Enter your username and password.
Below where you enter your username and password, select the settings you want.
Click Add Account .
Tip: When you add another email account, we recommend that you select these settings:
Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail
Label incoming messages
Transfer old emails from another email account
When you switch to Gmail, you can transfer your old emails from your other account.
On your computer, open Gmail .
At the top right, click Settings See all settings .
At the top, click the Accounts and import tab.
Click Import mail and contacts .
Follow the on-screen steps.
Click Start import .
After you import, Gmail forwards messages sent to your other account for 30 days.
Your new Gmail address is visible for 60 days, or until you delete the reminder.
Stop email imports
On your computer, open the Gmail account that you import to .
At the top right, click Settings See all settings .
At the top, click the Accounts and import tab.
In the "Check mail from other accounts" section, next to the account, click Delete .
Tip: If you still get emails, sign in to your other email account and turn off automatic forwarding.
Fix errors when you add another email account
If you get an error message, click Show error details .
If POP is disabled: Go to your other email account and turn on POP.
If POP is unavailable: Your email provider doesn’t support POP. You can: Import old emails from your other email account. Set up automatic forwarding.
Import old emails from your other email account.
Set up automatic forwarding.
Fix the "Server denied POP3 access" error message
If you use 2-Step Verification: Create an app password .
If you use a work or school account: In the "POP Server" section: Enter “mail.domain.com”. Select Port 110 .
In the "POP Server" section: Enter “mail.domain.com”. Select Port 110 .
Enter “mail.domain.com”.
Select Port 110 .
If you use Google MX records with a work or school account: In the "POP Server" section: Enter “pop.gmail.com”. Select Port 995 .
In the "POP Server" section: Enter “pop.gmail.com”. Select Port 995 .
Enter “pop.gmail.com”.
Select Port 995 .
If you still can't sign in, turn on access to less secure apps .
Related resources
Fix problems importing mail
Automatically forward Gmail messages to another account
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