How to Upload Google Takeout to New Account? Updated Solutions

Google Takeout allows users to export their data from various Google services such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive, and more. But sometimes users want to upload Google Takeout to a new account, whether they are switching or merging their Gmail accounts.
Google Takeout is a free service created by Google that allows you to download a copy of your mailbox data. You can select specific services to export data from and choose the file format to download a backup copy of your Google account. However, since Google Takeout doesn’t allow you to transfer the data to another account, in this guide, we will share with you the best manual method and use Jagware recommended software to perform the entire migration.

Importance to Transfer Google Takeout to Another Account

• Ensuring all your important files, emails, contacts, and settings are preserved when moving to a new account.
• If you are shifting from one Google account to another for personal, professional or corporate accounts.
• Protection against potential data loss by keeping backups of all essential information.

Motives to Transferring Google Takeout to Another Account

• If you have decided to switch from one Google account to another or have multiple accounts and want to merge Gmail account.
• Transferring Google Takeout to another account makes an additional layer of protection. If anything bad happens with your current email account then you have another option as you have already transferred to another account.
• You can streamline and better manage your data by transferring it to a primary account for better accessibility and management.
• Many professional users change their Google account as they switch organization or email platforms. Moving data like emails, contacts, and other data to a new Google account for uninterrupted productivity.
• Families or groups of people may share a single Google account and want to transfer data to their individual account.

How to Upload Google Takeout to New Account Using Automated Solution?

If you have batch size Google Takeout mailbox data then we have the best option for you. So, we recommend you to opt for the Jagware MBOX Converter as it is capable of migrating any size or any number of MBOX files without losing any single information. This software allows to directly transfer Google Takeout mailbox data into Gmail with maintained attributes and structure.

Steps to Upload Google Takeout to New Account

1. Download and run recommended “software” on your pc.
2. Click on “select files or folder” as per preferred to select “Google Takeout MBOX file”.
3. Tap on Next button to select the “mailbox folder” as you need to migrate.
4. Select “Gmail” option in the list of select saving options.
5. Choose “language” and verify “Gmail email address with Oauth” authentication.
6. Click on “Convert” to begin Upload Google Takeout to New Account.

Impressionable Features of Google Takeout Converter

• It can convert Google Takeout data into user-friendly formats such as PDF, PST, EML, HTML and 30+ select saving features.
• This application offers dual mode to select multiple files or select whole contained Google Takeout files.
• You can also migrate Google Takeout to Yahoo, Office 365, Gmail, and all IMAP supported email services.
• With this wizard, you can use the filter feature to convert specific data as per date range, sender, recipients, subject, exclude folder, root folder, use client submit time and more to stay away from unnecessary data.
• This software offers OAuth authentication to directly perform migration without generating or requiring an app password.

How to Transfer Google Takeout to Another Account Manually?

If you want to transfer Google Takeout to another account then you need to export data from Google Takeout and needs to use Mozilla Thunderbird to import it into another Gmail account:
Part 1. Enable IMAP in Gmail

1. First, visit “Gmail” and enter “Google credentials” where you want to import Google Takeout data.
2. Click on “Gear option” and click on “See All Settings”.
3. Choose “forwarding POP and IMAP” and click on “Enable IMAP”.
4. Now, click on “Manage your Google Account” and click on “Security” option.
5. Enable “Two Step verification” and click on “App Password”.
6. Enter “Mail” and click on “Generate App Password”.
7. Copy and “Save it on your computer” as it will be used in Google configuration.

Part 2. Export Data from Google Takeout

1. First, visit “Google Takeout: takeout.google.com”.
2. Now, Enter “Gmail email address and password” to login your Google account.
3. Click on “Mail” or any other folders as you want to export and then press Next step.
4. Select “File type, size and frequency” as per required then click on Create Export.

Part 3. Upload Google Takeout to Another Account Using Thunderbird

1. Install and configure “Mozilla Thunderbird”.
2. Enter “Gmail” full name, email address, and app password.
3. After clicking on continue choose “IMAP” and press Done.
4. Now, Go to “Thunderbird Menu” and click on “Add-ons and Themes”.
5. Search “Import/Export NG Tools” and click on “Add to Thunderbird”.
6. Here, Right-click on the “Local Folder” and click on “Import/Export NG Tools”.
7. Click on “Import MBOX files” and select “individual MBOX files” or any other as needed.
8. Browse “MBOX file” as you have exported from Google Takeout.
9. Click on “Open” and wait for completing the import process and now drag and drop “Local folder to Gmail labels” where you wish to import.

Challenges of Manually Transfer Google Takeout to Another Account

• To export, configuring and importing Google Takeout will be a time taking and bit tricky task.
• Any missing steps or incorrect steps can make file corruption or email attributes will not be maintained.
• Users must have advanced technical knowledge and must be aware of the configuration process to handle this approach.
• During the transfer, some attributes such as read/unread status, timestamps will not be maintained.
• This manual approach is particularly challenging for those users who want to import frequently or are required to transfer multiple accounts.

Common Queries about Upload Google Takeout to New Account

How do I Upload Google Photos Takeout to a new account?
To upload Google Photos to a New Account, first extract the ZIP file download from Google Takeout then login to the New Google Account, go to Google Photos, and drag and drop the extracted folder to use the upload option to add them.

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Can I Send Google Takeout to a different email?
Google Takeout doesn’t directly send exported data to different emails. You need to configure email on Thunderbird or Apple Mail and import Google Takeout file into it. For frequent migration you can use recommended software.

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Does Google Takeout transfer ownership?
No, Google Takeout doesn’t transfer ownership of the data. It allows you to download a copy of your data for backup and migration. Ownership remains tied to the original account, and you manually upload the data to the new account to access it.

Overall Reflection

In this guide, we have outlined the complete information and tried-and-tested approach to upload Google Takeout to a new account manually and using automated software. The manual approach is very lengthy and has lots of limitations, such as data loss and file corruption. So, we recommend you opt for Jagware Software, as it makes the process instant with maintained results.