How to Switch Email Addresses A COMPLETE GUIDE

Looking to switch your e-mail address? It can be daunting, but we've got you covered. Here's everything you need to completely migrate your old mail, transition your contacts and calendars, and more.

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Step 1: Use the Signature feature in your iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc. and add in a message that announces the upcoming change.

Step 3: Transfer all your old email from the old account into the new account. You really need either Apple Mail or Outlook to do this (or another 3rd party equivalent). Keep in mind that when you drag and drop your files from one account to the other, that it will take time to make this change. Do not rush it!

Step 4: Migrate your contacts, calendars, and any other data that may be stored inside your old address. Once again, this will require a computer. Export from the old account and import it into the new account.

Step 5: Let your contacts know via e-blast of your new address. NOTE: you have a limit as to how many e-mails you can send in one day. Typically this is between 200-800.

Step 6: See the video. Timecode is 6:15

Step 7: Enable auto-forwarding on your old account. You'll want to keep it this way for likely 3-6 months. This just allows you to continue to receive e-mail sent to the old account as your contacts learn to switch your contact information over.

Step 8: After you feel comfortable with the transition, turn off auto-forward and turn on auto-reply with some sort of message to the sender that informs them that the account has been closed.

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[BLTV_Photoshop]

You're ability to communicate so smoothly and effectively is a great gift, David. Wow!

[RobertAdlam]

Excellent comment about Auto-Reply at the end of the process, David - "Don't supply your new email address, but say contact me through another form of media.". As usual, very educational video, David. Thanks.

[bulltastik]

I’m sorry, I didn’t hear a word you said...I was too busy staring into those beautiful eyes of yours;)
Excellent vid, thank you!

[paulkatati]

I was expecting to watch a demonstration on how to transfer e-mails from one account to another

[alexforsyth]

This is great, I will get to work on it immediately to cut down on the hacking attempts I get daily, Many thanks David!

[neil]

Great Video as always David. Can i ask why you recommend iCloud for email? I am curious about​ how well it works and reliability etc?

[suezq]

David, awesome info again. Thank you. Re. copying old yahoo email to new gmail, 1) how do you know which emails will be transferred? 2) can you keep the original dates? 3) is it possible to move folders into the new categories of "labels" in gmail? 4) when you get the long process going, what confirmation are you given that it is finished? I have spoken with several others who also would like help with the yahoo > gmail migration. Could this be a possible tutorial topic, as no one else has addressed this as specifically as we would like. TIA!

[patrk]

Good quick talk. Like his shot presentations on topics not really covered elsewhere,

[janarhorton]

Other than icloud what do you use for emails

[moieme]

I would recommend a little less eye lighting intensity, because you have very light coloured eyes. It would fit you better. Also… very helpful video hahah, thank you

[NEILZEE]

Who do you recommend… ? G-mail, Yahoo, etc. for my new E-Mail acct?

[florak]

Hi, can you actually transfer contacts from my email system to another email address? (let's say Yahoo to Gmail)? I have all my contacts on Yahoo and want to use them in an email on my new Gmail account. Thanks so much. Great video!

[scottyd]

I watched for 5 minutes and you never told me how to change my email address. ( Moving on TALK Man )

[checkersthebarkingdo]

You did not tell how to change my e-mail. That is all I wanted to know. Did not need all that other info!

[JessieDelgado-wp]

That's seems like something that I would mess up. Are there stores that have this service?

[paulcheemus]

Hey so my old email got terminated and I had to make a new one then but my old email was connected to my Nintendo account and I tried to purchase somthing but it sent it to the old gmail and I can't find a way to change it without signing into my old one

[ArlenaLecroy]

Is there a way to change the email address attached to your YouTube channel?

[Ben]

Hey what if I have emails sent to me at a date before I had the email account. I really hope I didint log into another persons email

[alexthai]

sorry because of my language problem, I can't hear you well. I want to retype in my email address because I have missed some typing in my email from the date I registered for the email I just want to know is this video is the right video for my problem????

[tammyyonkers]

So I am leaving my internet company. They are taking away my email address. I’m freaked out with the idea of informing everyone of a change!