{"id":97038,"date":"2018-02-21T13:17:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T13:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=97038"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:39:08","slug":"how-to-change-your-email-address-without-losing-contacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-change-your-email-address-without-losing-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your email address without losing contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If there\u2019s anything sure in this life, it\u2019s that we regret creating our first email account. Simple as that. There\u2019s no need to be ashamed: <\/span><b>those were other times. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the years, we\u2019ve realized that \u201c<\/span><a href=\"mailto:brunette_lover_95@hotmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">brunette_lover_95@hotmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d isn\u2019t the best email to put on our resume, or for handing in an essay to a professor, so we should switch accounts ASAP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What typically happens next? Well, we usually have stored contacts that we want to save: friends, family members, job offers, professors, web pages and a long list of options to keep in mind. That\u2019s why today we\u2019re going to show you <\/span><b>how to change your email address without losing contacts.<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; margin:12px 0;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\n  var google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\n  if (window.innerWidth <= 470) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 300;\r\n    google_ad_height = 50;\r\n  }\r\n  else if (window.innerWidth < 1360) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n  }\r\n  else {\r\n    google_ad_width = 728;\r\n    google_ad_height = 90;\r\n  }\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this guide, we\u2019ll give you a step-by-step look at saving your contacts <\/span><b>both for Gmail and Hotmail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the top two email services in the world. Let\u2019s get started with Google. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>From <\/b><b>Gmail<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Gmail\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/d6a9d7c4-96d7-11e6-b7a5-00163ed833e7\/914718297\/gmail-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Gmail<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail-1.en.softonic.com\/web-apps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail-1.en.softonic.com\/web-apps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once we\u2019ve logged into Gmail with our brand new account, click on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>gear<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> icon that appears in the upper right-hand corner, just under the profile photo. Click\u00a0<\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and it will take us inside Gmail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you can see, there are numerous options. Yup, it\u2019s chaotic, but we\u2019re here to help. Of all the menus, the one you want is <\/span><b>Accounts and Import.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Here, you\u2019ll find a second box that says <\/span><b>Import mail and contacts.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d Click on that link.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; margin:12px 0;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\n  var google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\n  if (window.innerWidth <= 470) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 300;\r\n    google_ad_height = 50;\r\n  }\r\n  else if (window.innerWidth < 1360) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n  }\r\n  else {\r\n    google_ad_width = 728;\r\n    google_ad_height = 90;\r\n  }\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As soon as you click it, a pop-up window will appear for you to enter the email from which we want to import everything. We\u2019ll do that and select the first option: <\/span><b>Import contacts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (and if you want, you can also choose <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Import mail<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Import new mail from the last 30 days<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Click <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Start import<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and ta-da. Easy, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>From <\/b><b>Hotmail\/Outlook<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Outlook\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/43d39c48-96d0-11e6-a140-00163ed833e7\/951843491\/microsoft-outlook-2013-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Outlook<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-outlook.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Outlook<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-outlook.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Importing in Hotmail is a little more work, but not too complicated. Just like Gmail, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>gear<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> icon is the key to everything, so click it without fear to open a drop-down menu. Once there, click\u00a0<\/span><b>Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0to get to the heart of Hotmail in all its glory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just as chaotic as Gmail, we want the sub-menu that appears at the end of the long list, which says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Contacts<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Import contacts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As soon as you click on it, several options will appear; Gmail, Outlook (2010, 2013 or 2016), Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;width:100%\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\nvar google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\nvar google_ad_width = 300;\r\nvar google_ad_height = 250;\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Importing from each one is different, but don\u2019t worry: clicking on each option will open a <\/span><b>mini guide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to complete this task. Follow the steps one-by-one (just like you\u2019ve been doing in this guide), and you\u2019ll have the solution in no time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know how to import from the two major email systems, you can say goodbye to your old account forever.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s anything sure in this life, it\u2019s that we regret creating our first email account. Simple as that. There\u2019s no need to be ashamed: those were other times. Over the years, we\u2019ve realized that \u201cbrunette_lover_95@hotmail.com\u201d isn\u2019t the best email to put on our resume, or for handing in an essay to a professor, so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-change-your-email-address-without-losing-contacts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to change your email address without losing contacts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":97577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-97038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328258,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97038\/revisions\/328258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97038"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=97038"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=97038"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=97038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}