Import mail from Google Takeout

If you have used Google Takeout to save your email, you will need to use software to open the email file.

Open Mbox file

Windows 10

Close Windows 10

1. Download Shoviv Mbox Viewer Tool (link is external) and install the program on your computer.
2. Open Shoviv Mbox Viewer
3. Click Add
4. 
5. Select the Mbox file you downloaded from Google takeout. In the takeout file, it is under Takeout > Mail
6. 
7. Click Open
8. Click Add MBOX Files
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10. Click on All mail Include Spam and Trash on the left. You should now be able to see your emails.
11. 

Mac

Close Mac

1. Open Apple mail 
2. Sign in with your private iCloud account (If you don't have an account, you need to create it first)
3. 
4. Click File and select Import Mailboxes
5. 
6. Select Files in Mbox format and click continue
7. 
8. Select the Mbox file you downloaded from Google Takeout
9. Select Finished
10. A folder called All mail included spam and trash is not created
11. 
12. You should now be able to see your emails.

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