It's not so bad if you have a domain tied to the gmail account. I use myname@mydomain.com but point my MX records to use gmail for it. So switching for me basically means re-pointing to another mail service.
The only reason I use them is their spam filters are excellent. Otherwise I wouldn't.
Switching would be laborious if you're using @gmail, probably a case of looking at each unique domain name you've received an email from, logging in and switching addresses. Could be relatively methodical about it by taking a backup and then working down your inbox and deleting the emails from those recipients until you have nothing left. Could be a day job.
There is an option in gmail to forward your emails to another address if you wanted to do it over time.
The only reason I use them is their spam filters are excellent. Otherwise I wouldn't.
Switching would be laborious if you're using @gmail, probably a case of looking at each unique domain name you've received an email from, logging in and switching addresses. Could be relatively methodical about it by taking a backup and then working down your inbox and deleting the emails from those recipients until you have nothing left. Could be a day job.
There is an option in gmail to forward your emails to another address if you wanted to do it over time.