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How to Auto Forward Gmail to Another Email Account

By: Sam Patwegar | June 12, 2025

If you are looking for a way to forward Gmail to another Email Account, it is likely that you have switched to another Gmail Account or to another Email Service provider.

In both cases, you can make use of the Mail Forwarding feature in Gmail to automtically forward all emails landing in your Gmail Account to another Email Address.

Auto Forward Gmail to Another Email Account

You can find below the steps to Auto Forward Gmail to another Email Account and also the steps to disable Auto-forwarding in Gmail.

As mentioned above, the Email Account that you are forwarding messages to does not necessarily need to be another Gmail Account, it can also be an Outlook Mail or an Email Account from other Email Service providers.

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1. Forward Gmail to Another Email Account

The Mail Forwarding feature in Gmail works only on Desktop. Hence, you need to login to your Gmail Account on Mac or PC to complete the following steps.

1. Login to your Gmail Account on a Windows computer or Mac.

2. Once you are logged-in, click on the Gear icon located at top-right corner and select Settings in the drop-down menu.

Gmail Settings Option

3. On the Settings screen, click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

Forwarding and POP/IMAP Tab in Gmail

4. Next, click on Add a Forwarding Address button located in “Forwarding” section.

Add a Forwarding Address Option in Gmail

5. On the pop-up, enter the Email Address to which you want to forward Gmail Messages to and click on Next.

Enter Forwarding Email Address in Gmail

6. On the next pop-up, click on Proceed.

Complete Email Forwarding Setup in Gmail

7. Google will now send a Verification Message to your other Email Address that you just provided. Do not logout of your Gmail Account or close the screen.

8. Login to your other Email Account, open the Verification Message from Google and click on the Verification Link.

Google Email Forwarding Verification Link

9. Now, go back to your Gmail Account Settings page and make sure that Forwarding a copy of incoming mail option is selected and your other email address appears in this section (see image below).

Forward Gmail Messages to Another Email Account

Also, select whether or not you want to keep a copy of forwarded messages in your current Gmail Account and click on Save Changes.

2. Disable Mail Forwarding in Gmail

At any time, you can disable email forwarding to other email accounts by following the steps below.

1. Login to your Gmail Account > click on the Gear icon > Settings.

2. On the Settings screen, click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

Forwarding and POP/IMAP Tab in Gmail

3. Next, choose Disable forwarding option and click on Save Changes button located at the bottom of the page.

Disable Email Forwarding in Gmail

Auto Forward Specific Gmail Messages to Another Email Account

As mentioned above, you can setup filters in case you wanted to auto-forward specific types of Emails from your Gmail Account to another Email Account.

Once filters are setup, Emails will be automatically forwarded from Gmail to other Email Account based on the Filter Criteria.

Sam Patwegar

10+ years experience in writing fluff-free troubleshooting guides with just the right and required amount of related information. Equally capable of In-depth technical writing.

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