5 Simple Ways to Change your Gmail address (Without Losing Your Data)

Tired of your old gmail address? Then you’re out of luck. It is (almost) impossible to tát change your Gmail address. Once you create an tài khoản, Google won’t let you change it. But don’t worry. We’ve found at least 5 ways to tát transition to tát a new Gmail address without losing everything.

There are quite a few reasons why you might want to tát change your Gmail address:

• Maybe you got a new job
• Maybe someone is harassing you
• Maybe you got married and changed your last name
• Or maybe the gmail address you phối up back in 2007 looks a bit silly

Whatever the reason is… We’ve got bad news for you. Once you create a Gmail address, Google won’t let you edit it.

Does that mean you’re stuck with your current Gmail address for all eternity? Not quite. There are ways to tát change your Gmail address. In this tutorial, we’ll show you 5 of them:

1. Change your Gmail address from your Google account
2. Create a new Gmail address and phối up a redirection
3. Add an alias to tát your Gmail account
4. Change your name in Gmail
5. Add or remove dots to tát your Gmail address

1. Change your Gmail address from your Google account

Remember when we said Google won’t let you change your Gmail address? Well that’s true for most people. But if you’re one of the lucky ones, you might still be able to tát vì thế it. Want to tát give it a try? Here’s how.

Step 1: Open your browser. And go to tát https://myaccount.google.com/. You’ll need to tát sign into your Google tài khoản (if you’re not already logged in).

Step 2: On the left, you’ll see a side thực đơn. Click on the Personal info tab.

Step 3: Scroll down until you reach the Contact Info block. Then, in the Email section, click on the little arrow to tát the right.

Step 4: That’s where things usually go wrong. Some users can click on the Google Account email section

However, if you’re lượt thích us, Google will tell you that “You can’t change this address”. End of the line.

But don’t worry. There are (at least) 4 other ways to tát change Gmail address. If you’re stuck, just move on to tát the next one.

And if you’re not… Then this last step is for you.

Step 5: Click on Edit. And enter the new gmail address for your tài khoản. Google will then guide you through the entire process.

Just keep in mind that you’ll need to tát verify your new gmail address by clicking on the liên kết in the verification gmail Google will send you.

2. Create a new Gmail address and phối up a redirection

If you’re lượt thích most of us, Google won’t let you change your Gmail address. So you’ll have no choice but to tát create a new one and redirect your emails to tát that address. Here’s how you can vì thế it.

Step 1: Go to tát this page to tát create a new Google tài khoản.

Step 2: Fill out the sườn.

Enter your first name, last name and pick a username. This will become your new gmail address. Choose a password. Confirm it. And click Next.

Step 3: Google will then ask you for some personal info. Enter a phone number (optional), a recovery gmail address, your date of birth and your gender. Then press Next.

Step 4: Select the personalization settings of your new Google tài khoản.

Step 5: Accept Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

There. You now have a new Google tài khoản and a new Gmail address. That’s great 🎉

But your job is not quite done yet. If you want to tát receive the emails sent to tát your old gmail address on this new Gmail address, you’ll need to tát phối up gmail forwarding.

Let’s vì thế it right away.

Step 6: Open Gmail and log into your old Gmail tài khoản (the one you want to tát forward emails from).

Step 7: Go to tát your account’s settings. And select All settings.

Step 8: Go to tát the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. And click on Add a forwarding address.

Step 9: Enter the gmail address you created earlier. All the messages received on your old tài khoản will be forwarded to tát that new Gmail address. Click Next. And select Proceed.

Step 10: Google will then send a confirmation code to tát your new Gmail address. Open the verification gmail and click on the liên kết inside that message. Then click Confirm.

Step 11: Go back to tát your old tài khoản and refresh your browser. In the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab, you should now see your new Gmail address. Select Forward a copy of incoming mail to to tát phối up your mail forwarding.

Step 12: Click Save changes and you’re all done. Congratulations, you’ve successfully changed your Gmail address 😎

Now all that’s left to tát vì thế is to tát tell your friends, colleagues and family to tát write to tát the new gmail address you’ve created.

And if you forget to tát warn someone? No problem. You’ll still receive their messages. Even if they write to tát your old Gmail address.

3. Add an alias to tát your Gmail account

Did you manage to tát change your Gmail address? If not, here’s what you can try next. Google gives you the possibility to tát merge multiple Gmail addresses into one inbox. You can vì thế this by adding an alias to tát your Gmail tài khoản.

An alias is basically a secondary gmail address. Once you add an alias to tát your Gmail, you’ll be able to tát send mail from your current gmail address or from that alias. All this, without having to tát log in and out of your primary tài khoản. Sounds good?

Then here’s how to tát create an alias in Gmail:

Step 1: Open your Gmail tài khoản.

Step 2: Click on the settings.

Step 3: Select See all settings.

Step 4: Go to tát the Accounts and import tab.

Step 5: Click on Add another gmail address.

Step 6: Enter your secondary gmail address. You can use an old gmail address. Or create a new one beforehand.

Step 7: Choose the name your recipients will see when you use that Gmail address. Check that the Treat as alias option is activated. And click Next step.

Step 8: Google will send a verification gmail to tát your secondary Gmail tài khoản. Log into that tài khoản and click the confirmation liên kết.

All phối. From now on, you’ll be able to tát send emails from your old inbox using the alias you’ve just added to tát your tài khoản.

To change the Gmail address you’re sending your emails from, click the from section of your message. Then select your alias.

4. Change your name in Gmail

Don’t want to tát create a new mailbox? Another option is to tát keep your current Gmail address but change the name associated with it.

This is the name that recipients see when you send them a new message. Here’s what it looks like:

You can edit that name as many times as you want. It’s very easy to tát vì thế. And sure, your Gmail address won’t actually change. But still. This is a good start.

Here’s how you can change your name in Gmail:

Step 1: Open Gmail.

Step 2: Go to tát your settings (in the top-right corner of your screen). And click All settings.

Step 3: Go to tát the Accounts and Import tab. Then, in the Send gmail as section, select Edit info.

Step 4: Pick a new name for your Gmail tài khoản. And click Save changes.

Easy, right?

5. Add or remove dots to tát your Gmail address

We told you earlier that you can’t change your Gmail address. That’s true if you want to tát change your address from something lượt thích [email protected] to tát [email protected].

However, you can tweak your gmail address by removing or adding some dots. For example, you can change your Gmail address from [email protected] to tát [email protected]. Google doesn’t care.

And the best part? You don’t have to tát edit your settings or go through a multi-step process to tát change your gmail address. Just give people your address. With or without the dots. You’ll receive your messages either way.

Bonus: Video Tutorial

g Watch this quick Clip (4:18) to tát walk through the 5 methods on how to tát change your Gmail address:

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