Get started syncing Google Workspace data

Users in your organization might demand to keep e-mail, agenda, and contact data synchronized while they transition to Google Workspace. There are multiple sync options available depending on your users' device and source environment.

Mobile

Android

Information that'due south synced
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Contacts, including the Global Address List (GAL) for Google Workspace users
Learn how

For Google Workspace users:

  1. Set Google Workspace on an Android device .
  2. So apply apps provided by Google to sync with your account.

For all other users:

  1. Add or remove an business relationship on Android

iOS

Data that's synced
  • E-mail
  • Calendar
  • Contacts, including the GAL for Google Workspace users
Learn how

For Google Workspace users:

  1. Set up upwardly Google Workspace on an iOS device.
  2. So apply apps provided by Google to sync with your account. Consult the App Store to detect apps adult by Google.

For all other users:

  1. Use your Google Account on your iPhone or iPad.

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Outlook for Windows

Data that'south synced

Using GWSMO:

  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Contacts, including the GAL for Google Workspace users
  • Outlook notes

Without using GWSMO:

  • Email
Larn how

For Google Workspace users:

  1. Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GWSMO)

For all other users:

  1. Consult your Microsoft documentation on how to add a Gmail account to Outlook for Windows.

Mail, Calendar, or People apps on Windows

Data that's synced
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Contacts
Learn how
  1. Consult your Microsoft documentation on how to add an business relationship.

    Note: Select the Google option when adding the account.

Files and folders on Windows

Data that'southward synced
  • Files
  • Folders
Acquire how
  1. Use Google Drive for desktop at home, work, or school

macOS

Outlook for macOS

Data that's synced
  • Email
  • Agenda
  • Contacts
Learn how
  1. Consult your Microsoft documentation on how to add a Gmail business relationship to Outlook for Mac.

Apple Mail, Calendar, or Contacts on macOS

Information that's synced
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • Contacts, including the GAL for Google Workspace users
Larn how
  1. Consult your software's documentation on how to add an account.

    Note: Select the Google selection when adding the account.

Files and folders on macOS

Information that's synced
  • Files
  • Folders
Learn how
  1. Utilise Google Bulldoze for desktop at home, work, or schoolhouse

Other email, agenda, and contact options

Mozilla Thunderbird

Information that's synced
  • E-mail
Larn how
  1. Consult your software'south documentation on how to add together an account.

    Notation: Select the Google option when adding the business relationship.

Another electronic mail client

Information that's synced
  • Email
Larn how
  1. Consult the e-mail customer's documentation on how to fix IMAP to sync your email messages.
  2. If you lot've turned off IMAP, refer to the post-obit commodity for details on turning on IMAP access in the Google Admin console: Turn POP and IMAP on and off for users.

  3. Refer to the following article for details on the correct Gmail IMAP settings: Check Gmail through other email platforms.

Important: Unlike email clients utilise IMAP in unlike means. Some clients might exceed Gmail bandwidth limits. If you often reach the IMAP bandwidth or simultaneous connection limits with one IMAP electronic mail client, try switching to another IMAP client, such as Mozilla Thunderbird.

An email client that doesn't back up IMAP

Data that'south synced
  • Email
Larn how

Note: Google recommends using IMAP for syncing email.

  1. Consult the email customer'south documentation on how to set POP to sync your email messages.
  2. If you lot've turned off POP, refer to the following article for details on turning on POP access in the Google Admin console: Turn POP and IMAP on and off for users.

  3. Refer to the post-obit commodity for details on setting up POP in Gmail: Read Gmail messages on other e-mail clients using Pop.

Annotation: If y'all want to sync email from Gmail to multiple POP clients, refer to How does Gmail Pop piece of work?

An culling IMAP email client you've adult

Data that'due south synced
  • Email
Learn how
  1. IMAP API for Gmail

Another calendar application

Data that's synced
  • Calendar
Acquire how
  1. Consult the calendar awarding's documentation on how to set upwardly CalDAV to sync your agenda events.
  2. Refer to the following article for details on the correct Google CalDAV API settings: CalDAV API Programmer's Guide.

Another contact application

Information that's synced
  • Contacts
Learn how
  1. Consult the contact application's documentation on how to set CardDAV to sync your contacts.
  2. Refer to the following article for details on the right settings: Sync Google Contacts with your mobile device or computer.

Move all users and data to Google Workspace

If you're interested in permanently moving to Google Workspace, you tin can use one of our migration products to transfer your email, calendar, and contact data. For details, go to Drift your organisation'due south data to Google Workspace or the Google Workspace migration production matrix.

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