Restoring inbox and labels as subfolders of a folder/label

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Paul Schreiber

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Jul 11, 2025, 1:23:43 PMJul 11
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In the source account, I have:
Inbox

and some labels:
test abc
test def

In the destination account, I have one label:
imported stuff

I want to end up with
imported-stuff (content of inbox)
imported-stuff/test-abc (contents of test-abc)
imported-stuff/test-def (contents of test-def)

If I use --label-prefix "imported stuff", GYB creates:
imported-stuff (empty)
imported-stuff/inbox (content of inbox)
imported-stuff/test-abc (contents of test-abc)
imported-stuff/test-def (contents of test-def)

I understand I can manually move "imported-stuff/inbox" to "imported-stuff" using the Gmail UI as a workaround.

(1) Can I have GYB generate the layout I want? If so, how?

(2) Can I have GYB not create the "category_personal" label on restore?


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