How to set up iCloud email forwarding to another address

If you use several email accounts, it can be convenient to have them all arrive in one spot. For instance, you might use a certain iCloud email address for all of your shopping receipts, travel plans, or personal business. You don’t have to keep checking that account separately; you can forward those messages to your main inbox, whether it be Gmail, Outlook, or something else.

With Mail on iCloud.com, you can set this up very easily. And if you change your mind later, it’s just as simple to disable it. Here’s how to set up iCloud email forwarding to another address.

Forward email setting on iCloud Mail

Forward all iCloud emails to another email address

1) Head over to iCloud.com, sign in with your Apple ID, and select Mail from the main screen.

2) Click the gear icon from the top left and select Preferences.

Preferences in iCloud Mail on web

3) In the pop-up window, make sure you’re on the General tab.

4) Under Forwarding, mark the checkbox for Forward my email to and enter the forwarding address. It could be your Gmail, Yahoo, or any other email account.

5) Optionally check the box to Delete messages after forwarding if you like.

6) Finally, click Done.

Forward my email to in iCloud Mail on web

Once you set this up, it’s a good idea to test it and make sure it works correctly. Send yourself an email to the iCloud email address, or have a friend send you one, and make sure it forwards to the address you entered.

If you want to remove forwarding later, head back to the same area and uncheck the Forward my email to box.

Forward specific emails only

Maybe you only want emails from specific senders or with a particular word in the subject line to forward to another address. You can set this up using the Rules in iCloud Mail.

1) Click the gear icon and select Preferences.

2) Click Rules > Add rule.

3) Complete the If a message section with the options from the drop-down box.

4) Under Then, select Forward to from the drop-down box.

5) Enter the forwarding email address.

6) Finally, click Add > Done.

Forward specific email on iCloud Web Mail

If you want to remove this rule down the road, go back to the Rules area, click the information icon for the rule, click Delete, and confirm the deletion.

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