How to sync my hotmail to mail
To sync your Hotmail account with Gmail (Mail), you'll need to follow these steps:
Method 1: Using IMAP
- Enable IMAP in Hotmail:
- Log in to your Hotmail account.
- Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner.
- Select "View all Outlook settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the "Accounts" section.
- Click on "Connected accounts" and toggle the switch next to "IMAP" to the "On" position.
- Set up IMAP in Gmail:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner.
- Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Accounts and Import" tab.
- Click on "Add a POP3 mail account" or "Add a non-Gmail account".
- Enter your Hotmail email address and password.
- Select "IMAP" as the account type.
- Enter the following settings:
- Incoming mail (IMAP) server: imap-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 993
- Security: SSL/TLS
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 587
- Security: TLS
- Sync your Hotmail account with Gmail:
- Click on the "Add account" button.
- Wait for the sync process to complete.
Method 2: Using POP3
- Enable POP3 in Hotmail:
- Log in to your Hotmail account.
- Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner.
- Select "View all Outlook settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the "Accounts" section.
- Click on "Connected accounts" and toggle the switch next to "POP" to the "On" position.
- Set up POP3 in Gmail:
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner.
- Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Accounts and Import" tab.
- Click on "Add a POP3 mail account" or "Add a non-Gmail account".
- Enter your Hotmail email address and password.
- Select "POP3" as the account type.
- Enter the following settings:
- Incoming mail (POP) server: pop-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 995
- Security: SSL/TLS
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
- Port: 587
- Security: TLS
- Sync your Hotmail account with Gmail:
- Click on the "Add account" button.
- Wait for the sync process to complete.
Note: Keep in mind that using POP3 will download your Hotmail emails to your Gmail account, whereas using IMAP will keep your emails synced across both accounts.