How to Export Emails, Contacts, Calendars from Zimbra to Gmail – Complete & Quick Method

In this blog, we are going to provide the solution how to export Zimbra to Gmail. Many users want to import emails, contacts, calendar from Zimbra to Gmail, but they don’t know how to do it. So, we are here to solve all the queries of users related to Zimbra to Gmail Migration.

There are many desktop based emails clients to send and receive emails. One such desktop-based email client is Zimbra. Zimbra Desktop is the free email client for Windows, Mac or Linux desktops using IMAP/POP. It supports to manage all the database of mailbox like calendar, tasks, notes, contacts, briefcase, and much more.

Quick Solution to Migrate Zimbra Mailbox to Gmail

If you want to migrate emails Zimbra to Gmail instantly, then you need to export Zimbra mailbox to TGZ file. Follow the given below steps:-

• Go to “Preferences” tab
• Select “Import/Export” option
• Select the type as “Account” from Export option
• Make sure Source displays All “Folders” then click “Export” button
• In dialogue box that opens, select “Save File”
• Now, select the location to save exported TGZ file

After completion the extract process, you can easily perform Zimbra to Gmail Migration by using the following process:-

Step-1: Convert Zimbra exported TGZ file to Outlook PST file

Download Zimbra Converter tool to accomplish TGZ to PST conversion

Step-2: Import PST file into Gmail account using Outlook Migration tool (GAMMO).

How to Export Zimbra Contacts to Gmail

Firstly you need to export contacts from Zimbra into vCard file, so that it can be easily import into Gmail contacts. Follow the few steps to perform the migration.

• Download and install “Zimbra Converter” and select “TGZ file”
• Click “Contacts” and choose “vCard Format”

• Choose “desired location” to save file and click “Convert” button
• Once you get contacts in vCard format, open “Gmail” and choose “Contacts”
• Click “More” and select “Import” option
• Select “vCard file” from Import Contacts option
• Click “Import” button.

How to Convert Zimbra Calendars to Gmail Calendar

To perform Zimbra calendars to Gmail migration, first you need to convert Zimbra Calendars to ICS file. Follow the given below steps to accomplish this task.

• Launch “Zimbra Mail Converter” and select “TGZ files”
• Click “Calendar” and select “ICS Format”

• Choose required “Destination” and click “Convert” button to start the process
• Click on this link https://calendar.google.com and go to “Setting”
• Choose “Calendars tab” and click “Import Calendar” option
• Click “Choose File Option” and browse the ICS file
• Now, click “Import” button.

Advantages and Features of Zimbra Mail Converter

• Easily migrate Zimbra TGZ emails, contacts calendars into Gmail
• Export Zimbra to Gmail in batch mode without any loss of data
• Keeps all the data information in its exact manner while migration
• Successfully run on all the latest version of Windows including Win-10
• Supports multiple languages to easily export Zimbra to Gmail
• Free Trial version also available to export 25 .tgz files from each folder

Need to Export Zimbra to Gmail Account

Zimbra is complete package for the users to send and receive mails but it’s connectivity is slow with server. So many users want to transfer Zimbra mailbox data to Gmail account.

No doubt, Gmail is the best and most widely used free Google email client. Gmail provides many smart features and better security instead of Zimbra Desktop.

Here one query of the users related to Zimbra Mail to Gmail Conversion:-

Currently I am using zimbra as mail server and I have 100 users, now i am going to migrate it to google.
but how can I migrate all users account with their mail, passwords, and calendar into google?

Mohamed Abdel Rahman

Migrate Zimbra Emails to Gmail using Manual Method

You can also import Zimbra mails to Gmail account by configuring Gmail account in Zimbra.

1. Open Zimbra Desktop and go to “Preferences”
2. From the list, choose “Accounts” option
3. Click “Add New Account” option
4. Choose “Gmail” from “Account Type List” and enter “Gmail account login credentials”
5. Make sure to enable IMAP with Gmail account
6. Click “Validate and Save” button
7. After that you can move Zimbra emails to Gmail by drag and drop all the emails into any folder inside the Gmail label. That’s all

Before going to this manual process, you need to know that it not safe if you have large number of Zimbra data. This method is quite complex and time consuming.

Final Words

In the above blog, we provided two solution to export Zimbra emails, contacts, calendars into Gmail, first one is third party solution and second is manual method. I hope this article will help you to pick out the best solution to export Zimbra to Gmail.