Migrate Emails from cPanel to cPanel: Email Migration Guide
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Written By
Aaradhya Jain -
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Shivam Rathore -
Updated on
September 8th, 2025 - Read Time
6 minutes
Summary: Transferring email accounts between servers is a cumbersome task. If you planning to migrate emails from cPanel to cPanel, this is what the blog is all about. Through this blog, we will explain to you the detailed manual procedure about how to move cPanel emails to another cPanel. Moreover, we provide you with a user-friendly professional tool i.e., DRS IMAP Backup Tool to make migration easy and secure.
However, sometimes to switch to better, secure cloud server storage and get threat protection, people also search solutions to how to migrate cPanel email to Google Workspace and migrate cPanel emails to Office 365 account.
What is cPanel?
Before knowing how to migrate cPanel emails to cPanel, let’s know what cPanel is. cPanel is a Linux-based control panel that provides a graphical interface and automation tools for managing and administering websites and web hosting accounts conveniently. cPanel emails are email accounts that are created and managed through cPanel. With cPanel, website owners can create and manage email accounts associated with their domain.
It offers a user-friendly interface that simplifies the process of managing websites and hosting accounts, even if a user has limited technical knowledge. Now let us see the process of cPanel to cPanel email migration.
Processes to Migrate Emails from cPanel to cPanel
To transfer email from cPanel to cPanel, users can use the professional tool which is designed for easy email migration. Other than the professional tool, you can also follow the manual method explained further. For the user’s ease to understand and perform the manual method, the method is subdivided into two – Download the email from source cPanel and Upload the zip email files to the new cPanel.
#1. Manually Migrate Email from cPanel to cPanel
To manually transfer email from cPanel to cPanel, follow the steps as mentioned below:
Download the email from source cPanel
- Connect and Login to your Source cPanel.
- Go to Files and click on the File Manager icon.
- Among all files and folders, right-click on Mail and then select Compress.
- From the Compress Panel, choose Zip Archive and select Compress Files. A zip file in the mail folder is created.
- Right-click on the zip file in the mail folder and select the Download option to save the file in your System.
Similarly, you have to download the entire mail folder from source cPanel to your system. After downloading the folders, you have to upload the downloaded files to the designation cPanel.
Restore/Upload the zip email files to the new cPanel.
- Disconnect with the Source cPanel and log in to the designation cPanel.
- Go to File Managers and click on Upload on the top bar.
- Select the downloaded zip file from the system you want to upload.
- After uploading the zip file, right-click on it and select Extract to extract it into the home directory.
After the process is complete go to the webmail to verify if all the emails have been transferred successfully or not.
However, while you migrate emails from cPanel to cPanel by manual method there are high chances of data loss and alteration of default settings of your server. Moreover, users need to have some practical knowledge of cPanel and hosting servers. Therefore, we suggest a direct approach IMAP Backup Tool, which is secure and easy to use.
#2. Professionally Migrate Email from cPanel to cPanel
cPanel to cPanel email migration is easier using IMAP Email Backup Tool. The tool is designed to simplify and optimize the entire email migration with its advanced features and intuitive GUI. With its smart in-built feature and incomparable speed, it migrates email without disrupting data integrity.
Additionally, it has advanced features that enhance the user experience, such as-
- It can transfer single as well as multiple IMAP accounts at once.
- It allows you to migrate email from IMAP to Office 365, Gmail, G Suite, FastMail as well as IMAP. Thus, it enables the direct transfer of your mailbox data from one email account to another, easily.
- In case you want to migrate email without attachments, the tool allows you to use the Migrate Email without attachments option.
- It has a Remove duplicate mail feature which helps you delete duplicate mail and free up some extra space.
- It also provides a free demo version to evaluate the work and features of the tool.
This tool is widely compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, etc., and other prominent versions of Windows OS. Therefore, IMAP Backup Tool is the best and most convenient way to transfer emails from cPanel to cPanel, without risking data loss.
Conclusion
We have discussed, both manual and professional methods to migrate emails from cPanel to cPanel, in detail. However, it depends on the user’s convenience and requirements whether they want to opt for the manual method or the professional tool but it’s necessary to note that while performing the manual method it’s important to be careful with every step. Any negligence may risk your data. Therefore, we generally recommend choosing the automated solution mentioned above.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ans: Yes. With the help of the DRS IMAP Backup Tool, you can transfer your emails directly from one cPanel to another. You only need to enter your cPanel credentials to log in. After that, select all emails and choose IMAP as the Saving Format. Lastly, enter the Output cPanel details and apply features.
Ans: The easiest method is to use a professional tool like the DRS IMAP Backup Tool. It allows you to log in to both source and destination cPanel accounts and directly migrate your emails without needing a local backup. This saves time and ensures no data loss.
Ans: No, cPanel does not offer a direct, built-in feature to migrate emails between two cPanel accounts. You would need to manually backup or use an IMAP-based DRS IMAP Mail Backup for secure migration.
Ans: Not necessarily. If you use a user-friendly tool like the DRS IMAP Backup Tool, the migration process is straightforward and doesn’t require advanced technical skills. The tool guides you through the steps with an easy-to-use interface.
Ans: Yes. The DRS IMAP Backup Tool maintains the original folder structure and hierarchy during the email migration process. All emails, along with their subfolders, will appear the same in the target cPanel account.
About The Author:
I, Aaradhya Jain, a technical content writer at DRS Solutions, specializes in delivering clear, practical guides on data management, migration, and recovery tools. With a detail-oriented and user-first approach mindset, I transform complex processes into actionable insights for IT professionals and decision-makers.
