Transfer hotmail.com Folder and contact groups into gmail account

Hi Frank Vulcano Jr,

I understand that you want to transfer your Hotmail.com folders and contact groups into a Gmail account.

The Q&A Assist answer above is partly correct, especially that Outlook/Hotmail contacts can be exported as a CSV file and then imported into Google Contacts. May I confirm whether you have already had a chance to try those steps? I would also like to add a clarification because your thread is tagged for Outlook.com on the web, while the Q&A Assist answer mainly uses desktop Outlook steps.

For contacts, use the Outlook.com web steps:

1. Sign in to Outlook.com.
2. Open People.
3. Select Manage contacts > Export contacts.
4. Choose All contacts or contacts from a specific folder, then select Export. The contacts will be saved as a CSV file in your Downloads folder.

Reference: Export contacts from Outlook.com or Outlook on the web.

After that, you can import the CSV file into Google Contacts by opening Google Contacts, selecting Import, choosing the CSV file, and then selecting Import. Reference: https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/15147365. Disclaimer: This is a Google Help article, so it is provided only for the Gmail/Google Contacts side of the process.

Please note that the Outlook.com export article supports exporting contacts as a CSV file, but it does not provide a method to keep Outlook.com contact group or contact list structure after importing into Gmail. You may need to recreate the groups or labels in Google Contacts after the contacts are imported.

For Hotmail email messages, this is separate from the contacts export process. Unlike contacts, if you want to bring old Hotmail messages into Gmail, you can try Gmail’s import tool by opening Gmail on a computer, then going to Settings > See all settings > Accounts and Import > Import mail and contacts and following the on-screen steps to connect the Hotmail account. Reference: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/21289. Disclaimer: This is a Google Help article, so it is provided only for the Gmail/Google Contacts side of the process.

If you only want future Hotmail messages to arrive in Gmail, you can also turn on forwarding in Outlook.com by going to Settings > Mail > Forwarding, entering your Gmail address, and saving the change. You may also choose to keep a copy of forwarded messages in Outlook.com. Reference: Turn on or off automatic forwarding in Outlook.com.

Please also keep in mind that this is a user-to-user forum, so contributors cannot transfer mailbox data between accounts directly. I hope this helps clarify what can be transferred directly and what may need to be recreated in Gmail.

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Outlook/Hotmail folders cannot be moved directly into Gmail, but contacts (including contact groups) can be exported from Outlook and then imported into a Gmail account by using a CSV file.

To move contacts/contact groups from Outlook (Hotmail) to Gmail:

1. In Outlook (desktop client):
   1. Select File > Options > Advanced.
   2. Under Export, select Export.
   3. In the Import and Export Wizard, select Export to a file, then Next.
   4. Select Comma Separated Values, then Next.
   5. Select the Contacts folder that contains the contacts/contact groups to transfer, then Next.
   6. Choose a location and file name for the CSV file, then select Next.
   7. (Optional) Select Map Custom Fields to adjust which Outlook fields are written into the CSV, then Finish.
2. Import the exported contacts into Google Contacts:
   1. Sign in to the Gmail account.
   2. Open Google Contacts (for example, via Gmail > Contacts or directly to Google Contacts).
   3. Select More > Import.
   4. Under Import Contacts, select Browse and choose the CSV file exported from Outlook.
   5. Select Import to add the contacts into Google Contacts.

Notes:

• Only contacts in the Outlook Contacts folder are exported. Entries that exist only in the address book (such as GAL entries) are not exported.
• After import, Gmail will store the contacts; any folder structure from Outlook mail (Inbox subfolders, etc.) is not transferred by this process.

References:

• Export your contacts from Outlook and use them in Google Gmail
• Transfer contacts between Outlook and Google Gmail