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Migrate email from Zoho to Google Workspace

Yes. You can move every email from Zoho to Google Workspace without losing folders, read status or dates. Connect both mailboxes over IMAP and IMAP Migrator copies the messages server to server, leaving the source mailbox untouched. Small mailboxes finish in minutes; because Google limits IMAP uploads to about 500 MB per account per day, large mailboxes take several days.

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At a glance

FromZoho Mail · imap.zoho.com:993 (SSL)
ToGmail / Google Workspace · imap.gmail.com:993 (SSL)
CopiedEvery folder, read and flagged state, received dates. Duplicates are skipped.
Source mailboxOpened read-only; nothing is changed or deleted.
Calendars and contactsNot over IMAP: export and import .ics/.vcf

Step by step

  1. Prepare Zoho

    Use your Zoho password, or an application-specific password if two-factor sign-in is on. EU accounts use imap.zoho.eu, India imap.zoho.in. Turn on IMAP access: Settings → Mail Accounts → IMAP → IMAP Access.

  2. Prepare Google Workspace

    Create the Workspace users first; each needs a licence with Gmail. Google accepts about 500 MB of IMAP uploads per account per day, so a large mailbox fills over several days. Use "Keep syncing new mail" and let it catch up. Sign in with Google in the console, or use an app password (Google Account → Security → 2-Step Verification → App passwords). Your normal password is refused.

  3. Enter the servers and accounts

    In the console, use imap.zoho.com as the source and imap.gmail.com as the target (port 993, SSL). Add the accounts one per line (email, then password) or upload a CSV. To let each person type their own password, send invitation links instead.

  4. Validate and estimate

    "Validate accounts" tries every login; "Estimate size and time" shows the message count, total size and free space on the target.

  5. Launch and watch

    Start the migration and follow progress per account and folder with a live action log. Copied messages are never copied twice, and an interrupted run continues where it stopped.

  6. Switch MX

    After the first copy, point the MX record to the new provider and press "Final sync" to bring over mail that arrived in between.

Good to know about Zoho

  • The folder "Newsletter" and "Notification" views are filters, not folders; the mail itself sits in Inbox and is copied from there.

Good to know about Google Workspace

  • Labels become folders. A message with two labels is stored once per folder on the target.
  • Google allows about 2,500 MB of IMAP downloads per account per day, so very large source mailboxes can pause until the next day; the run resumes where it stopped.

Questions

Will my email be deleted from Zoho?

No. The source is opened read-only; messages are copied and even their read state stays the same.

Are folders, read status and dates kept?

Yes. Every folder, the read and flagged state and the received date are copied as they are. Sent, Drafts, Trash and Junk are mapped to the target's own folders.

How long does it take?

Small mailboxes finish in minutes; because Google limits IMAP uploads to about 500 MB per account per day, large mailboxes take several days.

Can I move many mailboxes at once?

Yes. Add hundreds of mailboxes as a list or CSV and several run in parallel. If you do not want to collect passwords, send invitation links so each person types their own.

Are calendars and contacts moved too?

IMAP moves email only. Zoho or Google Workspace does not offer CalDAV/CardDAV, so export calendars and contacts as .ics/.vcf files and import them.

What does it cost?

You pay for days of access: pick a day, a week or a month and move unlimited accounts and messages in that time. There is a free trial for one small mailbox.

Last updated: 18 September 2026