Google Email Uploader is application from Google that allow user to upload emails from desktop email application to Gmail  in Google Apps ONLY. Normal Gmail is not supported. So far it works only Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Thunderbird.

If you use Google Apps, you can take the advantage of this application to keep the copy of your emails on the cloud, with only few steps below.

1. Download and install Google Email Uploader from this link.

2. Login to your Google Apps account. Yes Google Apps account, not your Google account.

3. It will read which email mailboxes and folders are available on your desktop. Just choose from which mailboxes you want to upload.

4. Usually, user who use desktop email application such as Outlook keep or arrange their email on folder. The concept of ‘Label’ (Gmail feature) is equivalent to folder. Google Email Uploader is suggeting to create Labels based on the folder name, so you’ll have similar email structure and find it easier to find back any email in Google Apps.

5. The process of uploading emails will take time, depend on the number of emails you have. Once completed, you should be displayed message like this. Keep in mind that, email will not immediately available on your Google Apps Gmail account.

Final word. After installation, it is highly recommended that you read the FAQ page. You can find more information such as hot to distinguish the exported email and the exisiting email on your mailboxes and etc.