How to Move Deleted Gmails to Outlook with CloudFuze

Businesses migrate emails from Gmail to Outlook either for business expansion or as part of a larger transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.

Whenever businesses transfer Gmail to Outlook, they usually tend to focus more only on moving emails from active Gmails. However, equally essential are the deleted Gmails, which are frequently kept under Gmail’s Trash or preserved under Labels. These emails can get permanently lost during the migration if not appropriately handled. So, it is essential to accurately migrate them during your Gmail transfer.

This blog post provides insights on how you can seamlessly move deleted Gmails to Outlook with CloudFuze.

Importance of Migrating Deleted Emails from Gmail

Enterprises transfer deleted emails when migrating emails from Gmail to Microsoft Outlook for various reasons, including:

  • Legal and Compliance Requirements: Many businesses have to maintain deleted emails for a specific duration of time due to legal or compliance requirements.
  • Accidental Deletes: To retrieve emails accidentally erased from the user’s previous Gmail accounts
  • Data Recovery: Deleted emails can include records, significant discussions, or information that is answerable to the country’s law and order policies.

Since Gmail and Outlook handle deleted emails in varied approaches, it can be challenging to migrate deleted emails. So, it is advised for enterprises to safely export Outlook emails before proceeding to delete Gmail account.

Challenges in Recovering Deleted Gmail Emails

  • Permanent Deletion: Gmail deletes emails from Trash automatically after 30 days, making recovery impossible unless you backup Gmail emails.
  • IMAP limitations: Deleted emails might not be reachable using standard IMAP syncing techniques.
  • Retention of Emails: It can be difficult to move deleted Gmails to Outlook through manual methods.

Why Use CloudFuze Tool for Gmail Migration?

Gmail Migration

Capability CloudFuze Tool
Comprehensive Transfer Ensures migration with 100% accuracy
Metadata Retention Preserves mailboxes, calendar events (Normal events/ Recurring events), timestamps
Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance OAuth 2.0 cloud authentication, RSA 2048 encryption, and meets SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliance
Batch-Wise Migration Supports high-volume migrations in TBs and PBs with segregated user batches to prevent downtime and user impact
Migration Reporting migration reports. After completion of one-time and delta migration, customers can validate the migrated data.

Screenshots of migrating deleted Gmails to Microsoft Outlook using our email migration tool:

Source: Deleted emails in Gmail Account

Deleted emails in Gmail Account

Destination: Deleted Gmail emails migrated to Outlook with our tool

Outlook

Best Practices Before Proceeding with Moving Deleted Gmails

  • Enterprises can have a Gmail to Outlook migration checklist before proceeding to migrate emails.
  • Choose a Microsoft-trusted migration tool to move deleted Gmail emails to Outlook.
  • Ensure that Outlook has enough storage space for the moved emails.
  • Plan post-migration delta syncs to ensure you don’t miss any emails, including deleted Gmail emails.

Check out how our migration tool helps you transfer Gmail to Outlook:

Move Deleted Emails from Gmail to Outlook Securely with CloudFuze

With its extensive email transfer features and user-friendly interface, CloudFuze helps you accurately and securely move deleted emails to Outlook.

Need more details? Contact us for a free business migration demo.

FAQs

1. How do you migrate deleted Gmail emails to Outlook?

You can move deleted Gmails to Outlook using CloudFuze’s email migration tool.

2. Can I also transfer junk mail from Gmail to Outlook through the CloudFuze tool?

You can securely move junk mail to Outlook from Gmail using CloudFuze’s tool.

3. How are deleted Gmail stored in Outlook and Gmail?

Outlook uses the “Deleted Items” folder, while Gmail places deleted emails in the “Trash” folder.

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