{"id":115,"date":"2020-02-12T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/changing-your-pop-email-account-to-imap\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:36:39","slug":"changing-your-pop-email-account-to-imap","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/changing-your-pop-email-account-to-imap\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your POP email account to IMAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to change your <strong>POP<\/strong> email account to <strong>IMAP<\/strong> if you\u2019re using LCN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/web-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Web hosting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/web-hosting\/wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress hosting<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/email-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Email hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>IMAP<\/strong> service is a great way to manage your mail from multiple devices and locations, which is something that <strong>POP<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t offer. If you need help setting up your email account, we\u2019ve got a guide for that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-create-an-email-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This change is optional, so if you do not want to amend your current <strong>POP<\/strong> account, you don&#8217;t need to. When you\u2019re ready to get going, just use the links below to go straight the instructions for the email client you\u2019re using. <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#outlook2016\">Changing your POP email account to IMAP on Outlook 2016\/19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#macmail\">Changing your POP email account to IMAP on Mac Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"outlook2016\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Changing your POP email account to IMAP on Outlook 2016\/19<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you need to create your new <strong>IMAP<\/strong> mailbox. if you\u2019re unsure how to do this, we\u2019ve got a guide with all the steps you need for Outlook 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-set-up-your-email-account-in-outlook-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a>, and Outlook 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-set-up-your-email-account-in-outlook-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You now need to copy any mails from your <strong>POP<\/strong> account to the  <strong>IMAP<\/strong> account. This is done by simply dragging the mails and folders to your new <strong>IMAP<\/strong> inbox.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db;border-color: #ead9c7;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius: 4px;padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url(\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please note<\/strong>: If you keep a copy of your mail on the server, you don\u2019t need to do this as the mail will be delivered automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Once you\u2019re confident all your emails are now in your new IMAP account, you need to remove the old <strong>POP<\/strong> account. First, select the <strong>File<\/strong> tab on the far left, click the <strong>Account settings<\/strong> button and then click the <strong>Account settings<\/strong> pop up beneath it.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, click the <strong>POP<\/strong> account so that it\u2019s highlighted and click <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<p><video width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" controls loop autoplay muted><source src=\"\/support\/articles\/attachment\/528\/inline\/original\/1482142430\/POPtoIMAPOutlook.mp4\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it! You\u2019ve switched your <strong>POP<\/strong> email account to <strong>IMAP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"macmail\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Changing your POP email account to IMAP on Mac Mail<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you need to create your new <strong>IMAP<\/strong> mailbox. if you\u2019re unsure how to do this, we\u2019ve got a guide with all the steps you need, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-set-up-your-email-account-in-mac-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You now need to copy any mails from your <strong>POP<\/strong> account to the <strong>IMAP<\/strong> account. This is done by simply dragging the mails and folders to your new <strong>IMAP<\/strong> inbox.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db;border-color: #ead9c7;border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius: 4px;padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url(\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please note<\/strong>: If you keep a copy of your mail on the server, you don\u2019t need to do this as the mail will be delivered automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Once you\u2019re confident all your emails are in the new <strong>IMAP<\/strong> account, you need to remove the old <strong>POP<\/strong> account. First, select the <strong>Mail<\/strong> tab on the far left and click the <strong>Preferences<\/strong> button. Then click on <strong>Accounts tab<\/strong>, select the <strong>POP<\/strong> account you wish to remove and click on the \u2018-\u2018 symbol in the bottom left.<\/li>\n<p><video width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" controls loop autoplay muted><source src=\"\/support\/articles\/attachment\/527\/inline\/original\/1482142417\/ChangingPOPtoIMAPMac.mp4\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it! You\u2019ve switched your <strong>POP<\/strong> email account to <strong>IMAP<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to change your POP email account to IMAP if you\u2019re using LCN Web hosting, WordPress hosting or Email hosting. The IMAP service is a great way to manage your mail from multiple devices and locations, which is something that POP doesn&#8217;t offer. 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