How to Combine 2 Email Accounts (Gmail Forwarding Tutorial)

Managing multiple email accounts can be so frustrating. So why not have all your email forwarded to your primary Gmail address? In this video, Scott Friesen shows you how to setup your Gmail account so that you can both receive and send email as if you were using multiple accounts.
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[@neilcousineau4956]

Another awesome tech tip! Clearly described and works great, no more flip flop between gmail accounts. Especially valuable on a hand held device. Thanks

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome, Neil. Enjoy no longer switching between accounts!

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for your question, Mike. I don't have any such videos at this time but I'll certainly keep this in mind. Thanks for watching!

[@mauhbroy975]

mauhb

[@KingNOOB-kj7vz]

Yes so I have a big question I have an Outlook email that is correct it like the entire email itself because for some reason there’s two of the same email accounts how do I delete one of them or get on the other one

[@jefferysmith2691]

@@mauhbroy975 you have the wrong account

[@ianankers4437]

Thank you so much for explaining how to combine 2 gmail addresses into 1. Much appreciated.

[@Greeniu2839]

Found this video just when I needed it. It was really easy to set everything up thanks to this guide.

[@Simpletivity]

So glad you found this just in time!

[@nfernando]

A perfect tutorial. Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for the effort you’ve made!

[@11starfire5]

6 years ago... still.. many thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@LBCTITAN]

I love you man....!!! I've been trying to do this for two weeks and never thought of "forwarding" email. Thank you so much! I would assume calendar events will pop up also, but I can test that.

[@Simpletivity]

Glad I could help!

[@AJay-ok8hm]

This tutorial was awesome I really apreciate it , thanks a lot and keep up the amazing work .

[@Simpletivity]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks for watching.

[@13mandragora13]

I've lost 6 hours of my life without getting anywhere near the solution till I found your videos, just 5 minutes before I was about to jump from my balcony to suicide myself a few times in a row, if posible. Thank you so much. I'm also very interested in 66 idiots who gave you a 👎 and would be delighted to slap them in the face. Your way of explaining things is excellent, precise but not boring. Simply perfect. You got yourself a new fan.

[@j.c.8975]

Love your simple explanation, thank you so much..

[@chickadddee]

Very helpful Scott, thank you! I think I would choose to delete the emails from the account I am forwarding from, just because all the emails will pile up, and accumulate in All Mail, I assume. If I truly want to "forget" it's there I think it's sensible to use that feature. Think of a private email that you would want to delete, then you would indeed have to go into that secondary email to delete it there too, right? (I am a person that likes to clean up my All Mail anyway, might as well do it in one inbox like everything else). Edit: Don't choose the delete option until you are all set up!! ha. And don't forget to add this new one to Mac mail if you use it. Just because it is forwarded to your first gmail doesn't mean it functions properly (especially for the 'from' option to show up) in Mac mail. All done now! Yippee!!

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, you can certainly set this up to automatically have the emails sent to Trash after forwarding. Some really good points here. Thanks for sharing!

[@willsmith-uc8wo]

This is exactly what I wanted! Thanks a bunch.. You save my day!!

[@Simpletivity]

You are welcome!

[@teddyw.charawa8989]

You are helpful -Value added to my entrepreneurial life

[@georgelambos7052]

Awesome video! So helpful, thank you!

[@Crystallluss]

Soooooo much easier than the way Google has steps for! Thank you for helping this new home business owner make life much easier 🎉

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Crystal. So glad that you found this helpful!

[@tq8310]

Extremely helpful. Thank you

[@ajgs97]

Amazing tutorial, thank you mate! Cheers

[@BD-hy8bl]

Großartig! Thanks for the video.

[@miljadavenport1649]

Just want to thank you for describing the steps so cleanly esp for people who aren’t techno savvy as myself. Here’s a Q though….I want to do the opposite and disassociate my 2 gmail/emails and don’t have the forwarding and POP enabled yet somehow emails are still going into both of my gmail emails. Now what? 😕

[@keyzeyy1958]

Thank you for this!!!

[@GatewayPickers]

Worked great, I now can get my youtube emails on my primary account and send from my primary. .

[@Simpletivity]

So glad you found this helpful!

[@PulkitTrehan]

Thanks. Very well Explained in Detail. SUBSCRIBED 👍

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Pulkit. Thanks for subscribing!

[@kristinaoboyle723]

Perfect! Thank you for the tips, you answered all my questions in 1 lesson. :)

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome!

[@joerodriguez4449]

Awesome, great explanation! Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome, Joe.

[@hollywalker8047]

Thanks so much for this, it works perfectly!!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Holly.

[@KatiaFerreira]

YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT TEACHER THANK YOU

[@Simpletivity]

Wow, thank you!

[@jeffersonarmon2556]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've ever watched! Thank you so much!

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome!

[@yak141freestyle2]

This is pretty much the most professional and straight forward tutorial video on youtube without those annoying backround music thanks so much man

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome. Thanks so much for your comments.

[@randesvoice7519]

agreed

[@hansnunez5002]

A fountain of wisdom. In glad I suscribed to your videos Scott

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much, Hans!

[@rrrprogram8667]

Nice one... I will use the trick.... Thanks...

[@randomroveruk6715]

Very clear instructions! Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

You are welcome!

[@marketingmark]

Thanks so much! Great video!

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome, Mark.

[@subhagatachowdhury5039]

This really helped me a lot...thank you so much for making my life easier

[@magazinescirculation2484]

Thanks , well explained !!

[@EyalBor]

Thank you for such a great easy tutorial

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@thebeardman2733]

Thank you so much for your kind information. Love you sir!

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome, Beard Man.

[@syangsocials]

So helpful!!! Thank you so much for this!

[@IheartGLOWGIRL]

SUPER CLEAR. Thank you!

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@luissilvahernandez1187]

AWESOME VIDEO! THANK YOU!

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@LaurenLinhNguyen]

Thank you for this.

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Lauren.

[@maryshinn6670]

i am a newbie and i got most, very informative

[@jafricanking_Bronx]

Excellent, I just did everything and set it up just like you did. Thanks very much

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@theodoreelonis5977]

@@Simpletivity I get an error evert time I try to set up the “send as “

[@cryptclown]

solid clear to understand video. I've done this before but this is the best explanation. No fluff like labels and stuff. Do one about domains and creating websites or blogs.

[@Simpletivity]

So glad you enjoyed this. And thanks for the suggestions.

[@omiehuggins8546]

So very helpful, thank you 🙏

[@tq8310]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[@laminfmmarigocomes]

Great lectures

[@caiquemoura2549]

Perfect

[@starl.2775]

Thank you so much!!

[@25101216]

Thanks so much! you made something that seemed difficult, EASY!

[@Samir-rd8xp]

can someone tell me how to reverse this? I accidently linked both accounts but i don’t want them together

[@shilpasarfare209]

Your information is too helpful for me🙂

[@rachelsaelid6081]

This is really helpful, thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome!

[@mikegreene9215]

Hi, I've done everything in your video to forward my second gmail account however it is not. The test email is only showing up in the second and not being forwarded. I received the conformation, confirmed it, when back into the settings and changed from disable to allow and then saved it. Still when I check they are not forwarding. Any ideas where I can go from here?

[@jasminelza8295]

thanks bro its very poweful!!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Jasmin. Thanks for watching!

[@VISIBLETOALL89085]

Scott very helpful. Take good care of yourself

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks, you too!

[@UDI_AVNI]

you 2 good!! great!!

[@oussamatahy4642]

thanks for the help

[@malinirajendran2355]

awesome. just what I was looking for.

[@Simpletivity]

Glad I could help!

[@nanagyam1314]

Thanks, this is very helpful

[@hegdescheco8378]

very very useful. thanks!

[@hazemketat5042]

Thank you.It works very well.It is exactly what I wanted.

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@hazemketat5042]

I subscribed

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@1eV]

Thanks a lot. This is really helpful and the instructions were very clear and intuitive, unlike other videos on youtube.

[@lilygreen5808]

thank you !!! it's really helpful !!

[@MRS75]

Very helpful!!! Thank you

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome!

[@L.J.01]

Fantastic! So concise and easy to follow. Thanks. Subscribed!

[@hugoarmaiz9107]

Hi Scott, what can I do if when I try to add the second Gmail to the main account for the Reply (my reply to an email that I already received in the merge of the 2 accounts) to reflect in both emails, when I try to do it, the little box tell me that it can't fo because it's doesn't support SMTP?

[@sandrakupny5069]

Thanks for the video. Is there a way of adding filters that will add an automatic label to the emails from the 'unwanted' mailbox?

[@Simpletivity]

Yes, you certainly can. Here's how to make such a filter: 1. In the search box, search for messages sent to your email address (i.e. to:[e-mail]). 2. Then select the small arrow on the right side of the search box - this will display the advanced search menu. 3. Select 'Create filter with this search' 4. Select 'apply a label'. I hope that helps. Thanks for watching!

[@lalunelalune105]

Yayy! Thank you! You have a lovely way to explain!

[@Simpletivity]

You're so welcome! And thank you for the kind words.

[@urmilap101]

Awesome, you helped me combine three emails. How about the contacts? Will the contacts from email #2 and email #3 appear in my primary email address?

[@alexamacmenomay7427]

I have a question so if I were to combine to different accounts and do everything you said in this. Video let’s what if the 2 account gets closed would I still be receiving the emails to the account a forwarded it to if some one where to email or no that would. Be a whole other thing

[@allyp7]

brilliant video nice and easy to follow. thanks alot!!

[@Simpletivity]

You're welcome!

[@AJPrenderville]

Hi Scott, I think I got all that and it might or might not work for me. My problem is that Google seemed to just duplicate on it’s own. In other words, there are 2 different emails both with the exact same address and oddly, I discovered that an email I sent from the account I primarily, was answered at the 2nd account with the same address, leading me to wonder if there’s a lot of emails I didn’t actually see because went to my 2 personality. Is this weird? Thanks, Amy

[@suvedirasapparels3139]

Dear Scott, This is what im exactly looking for. Very clearly explained. Sharp and crisp. This a way easy trick than getting the domains. Need clarification, if I combine my official email and personal email I'd and if my official gmail I'd is terminated will this still work and keeps forwarding the msgs to the second one. Pl lemme know. Expecting your reply ASAP.

[@tahsinarrahman1096]

thank you for the helpful video....

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome, Tahsin. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelday6870]

I'm having difficulty getting my gmail to send emails on behalf of my outlook account. Even though my username and password for the outlook are correct, gmail won't accept them and says to make sure everything is correct, except it is. Is there an extra step to doing this when it isn't just dealing with 2 gmail accounts as you show here?

[@sowlbrown]

Thank you for this great video.

[@Simpletivity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dguglietti]

THANK-YOU!!!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@sujithdissanayake6169]

Thanks dear…grateful video…

[@Simpletivity]

Most welcome 😊

[@KairoQalb]

Thank U So Much, Sir U solved my biggest problem😊 Thank U 👍

[@Simpletivity]

Most welcome 😊

[@urg454]

Amazing, only thing missing is to Create a Label, and apply a filter so all the emails coming from B to A will be marked with a Label B, making it easy to understand that email is of which inbox, without opening the email. One question, can i use POP3 instead of Forwarding between Gmails and what's the difference between both ? Thanks.

[@hex_army]

Thank you for the video. It is great.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks!

[@birgitwilhelm3888]

Thanks for the tech-tip complicated but clear, I have a question, do you know how to consolidate G+ and youtube too?

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks for watching, Birgit. As for your question, the following article may be helpful to you: www.thewayoftheweb.net/merge-existing-google-page-youtube-channel/

[@williambarker4547]

Question what happens to the mail thats already in the other inbox the one we are forwarding from

[@Simpletivity]

Hi William. When setting up your email forwarding, you get to choose what happens to messages in the 'from' inbox. Take a look at the video at 4:08 to see those options.

[@davidstone1964]

Great video Scott. How does this impact Google Drive, if at all? Keep up the excellent work. Note: I have also been studying your Trello series as well.

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks, David. These changes will have no effect on Google Drive or other Google apps. All emails received in one account will also appear in the other, including notification emails from Drive or other such applications.

[@timbushell200]

So with two accounts the mail space and drive spare is still - twice, they don't merge?

[@Simpletivity]

Performing this process does not really merge your accounts together. It is only forwarding one (or more) email accounts to your primary Gmail account. As for storage space, the new forwarded emails would count towards your total storage space in the primary Google account.

[@ritasilva8852]

thank you for this vid :)

[@nicholasyoung6875]

Does it combine google play accounts??? I'm trying to add an older gmail account to movie's anywhere and it won't sync the old app. So I have to bounce between accounts to watch certain movies and it's driving me nuts.

[@Victoria-79]

very helpfull, thank you

[@andrewpilato9938]

Great video very helpful

[@Simpletivity]

Glad you think so!

[@mintycube]

Thank you!

[@skoz91350]

amazing thank you

[@cynp25]

This is a wonderful tutorial, thank you!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@Na-sf6ns]

Perfect !

[@250irshadshaikh4]

Thank you so much

[@lexwilliams5397]

Will this apply to the calendar and reminders also for the tranfered account or just the email?

[@Simpletivity]

Making these changes will have no direct effect on your calendars. Any emails that your secondary account receives would also appear in the primary inbox. So if you receive email reminders from your secondary Google Calendar, they would also appear in your primary Gmail account. I hope that makes sense!

[@susheelindulkar]

Thank you.

[@Simpletivity]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@lovly2cu725]

omg this is awesome

[@Malemakia]

Super helpful, thanks! Question: are the calendars combined as well? Can I send and receive invites from one address or the other, opening only one calendar?

[@Simpletivity]

No, this only applies to the email addresses, not the calendars.

[@sergioalmeidasantos5956]

Wow. Very nicve! Thanks!

[@Simpletivity]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@poojav3YT]

Omg!.. thanks a lot dude!

[@Simpletivity]

You are very welcome!

[@niecolebacalangco5384]

thanks for your help 😁

[@Simpletivity]

You are most welcome, Niecole.

[@3un4j0]

Simpletivity can you do this on iPhone?

[@jlee7677]

Hello! I have a question. So, my organization is completely getting rid of my school account so my account will be deleted. In this case, this method of forwarding woudln't work, right? Is there a way to transfer all my new emails to a new account even when my old account is deleted? Does that make sense? Like, if I'm getting emails from New York Times one my old account that soon will be deleted, how do I get transfer them to my new account? Do I just need to go to each website from where I am receiving emails and change my emails addresses manually?? Hope there is an easier way! :') Thank you!