Mbox file won't import into new email

[ShawnVahle]

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Please confirm the following:

• I have upgraded to the latest GYB release from https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back/releases and I still have this issue.
• I am typing the command as described in the GAM Wiki at https://github.com/jay0lee/got-your-back/wiki

Full steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Setup gyb
2. did a backup of new email account (worked correctly I believe as it made the folder and all of the email files that currently reside in new email)
3. Typed in command prompt: gyb --email [hidden]@[domain].com --action restore-mbox --local-folder "C:\localfolder" --label-restored "name"

Expected outcome (what are you trying to do?):
exported all gmail emails from old account. Then downloaded the files from vault onto c drive. want to export files back to a different email address under the same domain.
Actual outcome (what errors or bad behavior do you see instead?):
Got the error:

File "gyb.py", line 1138, in get_db_settings
sqlite3.OperationalError: no such table: settings

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "gyb.py", Line 2203, in
File "gyb.py", line 1572, in main
File "gyb.py", line 1142, in get_db_settings
(AttributeError: 'OperationalError' object has no attribute 'message'

I've tried to delete backup folder. I've tried to move the location of the mbox file. I've tried to use another computer. I must be missing something.

[lifers5555]

Any chance you're trying to import mbox "folders" from Mac Mail? I'm having this exact issue.

[octavioamu]

I was with the same problem and noticed the problem was the folder need to be the "Takeout" with all the data not "Takeout/Mail" in case you used google takeout.
So just unzip the folders and running
gyb --email newwmail@domain.co --action restore-mbox --local-folder ~/Downloads/Takeout

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[exclerange]

One can use Gmail to Thunderbird configuration and easily import to your new Gmail or any other email account. However, you need to know the IMAP/POP3 setting details to complete the task. You can easily Google it and proceed. If you are still facing any issues, then you can look at this article - https://www.adviksoft.com/blog/import-mbox-to-gmail/