Gmail And Google Workspace Migration

Gmail migrations are not just another IMAP copy. Labels, All Mail, archive behavior, app passwords, Workspace admin policy, and OAuth access all affect how the job should run.

Personal Gmail

Personal Gmail moves usually start with OAuth or a user-authorized app-password path if the account and provider rules allow it. Migration Monkey estimates mailbox GB, labels, folder mapping, largest messages, and destination quota before it starts moving data.

Google Workspace

Workspace migrations can use admin-approved migration tooling or OAuth-backed access depending on source and destination. The job should confirm IMAP is enabled where needed, labels such as All Mail are visible when expected, and destination users exist before copy.

Labels And Folders

Gmail labels can map differently when the destination is cPanel, Zoho, Microsoft 365, Yahoo, or a generic IMAP mailbox. The runbook should define whether labels become folders, whether All Mail is copied, and how spam/trash should be handled.

No-Custody Default

The default copy route keeps message payloads between the mailbox providers. Migration Monkey stores only job evidence, message counts, progress, warnings, and consent records unless assisted encrypted relay is explicitly approved.

Credit Notes

Gmail and Workspace add an OAuth/provider modifier above generic IMAP. That still keeps many single-mailbox moves in the 500-credit range, while multi-user Workspace batches, label-heavy accounts, and relay-assisted jobs quote higher.