Import *.olm file into Gmail

Question

I exported a few emails from Microsoft Outlook for Mac to an .olm file. I want to import it into Gmail. Is it possible to do that on gmail itself ? What is the easiest way to do that ?

Answer 1

The problem was that I didn't have access to the mail server anymore, but I found 2 ways to do that :

1.Export the emails (you can categorizing in Outlook to export only selected emails) to *.olm and then add the gmail account to your Outlook and import the file into it.

2.Add gmail account to your Outlook and move (drag and drop) the emails from the old account to your gmail account. easy !

Answer 2

Arian Hosseinzadeh's solution works, but for Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2016, the key is to manually add the gmail account into your desktop Outlook as an IMAP account. Adding gmail following the default prompts did not work for me.

High-level steps:

• Enable IMAP for gmail.
• Add gmail into Outlook for Mac 2016 as an IMAP account.
• Import oml files into Outlook.
• Drag and drop imported folders into your gmail folders.

Details for the first two steps above.

• Enable IMAP for gmail. Check this gmail support page for details. Basic steps are as follows:
  • On your computer, open Gmail.
  • In the top right, click Settings Settings.
  • Click Settings.
  • Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
  • In the "IMAP Access" section, select Enable IMAP.
  • Click Save Changes.

• Add gmail into Outlook for Mac 2016 as an IMAP account.