How to Resend an Email within Gmail (3 Simple Ways)

In many ways, resending an email can be a chance to boost your sales, to organize your schedule or to engage your prospects for more meaningful interactions.

Whether you’re trying to follow up on a proposal, checking in on a client, or simply waiting for a response wondering if they even saw your initial email; sometimes you just need to nudge that email back to the top of the recipient’s list.

While Gmail doesn’t have a simple Resend button, there are clever ways to send the same email again in Gmail and make sure your message gets the attention it deserves.

Plus, with the right tools, like Mailmeteor for example, you can not only resend emails but track how your recipients engage with them and automatically follow up if they do not respond.

In this guide, we’ll show you 3 easy ways to resend emails in Gmail:

• Method 1: Use Copy and Paste to Resend an Email in Gmail
• Method 2: Use Forward to Resend a Gmail Email
• Method 3: Follow-up in Gmail with Mailmeteor

Sounds good? Then let’s dive in.

Do You Want to Resend, or Follow Up?

First, it’s important to be aware of your own intentions. Are you actually looking to resend the same message to the same person, again? Or do you want to follow up on the previously sent message? This distinction can make all the difference in how you approach your next steps:

• Resending: If you suspect your original email got lost in the recipient’s inbox, resending can be a viable option. Just make sure you add a brief note for context, like, “I wanted to ensure this email didn’t slip through the cracks.” Such a simple touch can prompt your recipient to take another look.
• Following Up: On the other hand, if you’re seeking engagement or feedback, a sending a follow-up email is more appropriate. Reference your previous message, make sure to add something new, such as a question or an update. And finally acknowledge your previous message, for example: “Just checking in to see if you had any thoughts on my last email. I’d love your feedback!” – Having this approach fosters a connection and shows your interest in their response.

Method 1: Use Copy and Paste to Resend an Email

This works great if you only have one email to resend and not too much to rewrite in it. It’s also the best option if you want to resend an email without forwarding it, while keeping full control over the subject line and message. If you have several attachments to your email, however, you might want to use method #2 instead.

1. Open Gmail’s Sent Folder

Open your Gmail app on the computer, tablet or phone and click on the “sent” line in the left menu. On your phone or tablet, click on the hamburger menu (do not look for a Big Mac, this is the three lines button on top left 😉) and then find the line.

2. Find the Email You Wish to Resend

Within Gmail’s sent folder, find the email you want to resend and copy all the content. You can use Gmail’s search to find the email you’re looking for.

3. Compose a New Email

Click on Compose and paste your text. If there is any change you want to do on the content, this would be the right time to do it.

4. Add the Recipient’s Address

Add the email address in the line To and fill the subject line. You can add the “Re:” mention to specify that you’re resending the email. If you have any attachment, you need to upload them again.

5. Resend Your Email

Once you’re ready, resend your email by clicking on the blue button Send.

Method 2: Use Forward to Resend an Email

If your original email included attachments, using Forward can be faster than copy-pasting everything into a new message. Gmail automatically keeps the attachments — but you’ll want to clean up the content before sending.

1. Open the Sent folder

Open Gmail on your computer, tablet, or phone. In the left sidebar, click Sent to view your previously sent emails.

2. Open the Email You Want to Resend

Find the email you want to resend and open it. Scroll to the bottom and click Forward. Any attachments from the original email will be included automatically.

3. Clean Up the Forwarded Content

Before sending, review the message carefully:

• Delete the entire Forwarded message section
• Make sure only your intended message remains
• Check that your Gmail signature looks correct

This avoids sending cluttered or confusing emails.

4. Add the Recipient’s Address

Enter the recipient’s email address in the To field. You can resend the email to the same person or send it to someone else.

5. Send the Email

Click Send — and you’re done. This method works, but it’s still fairly manual. If you regularly need to resend or follow up on emails, a tool like Mailmeteor can automate the process and save you time.

Method 3: Follow-up in Gmail with Mailmeteor

Manually resending emails works, but it doesn’t scale — and it’s easy to forget to follow up at the right time. With Mailmeteor, you can schedule follow-up emails directly from Gmail and let them send automatically if your recipient doesn’t reply.

1. Install Mailmeteor for Gmail

First, install the Mailmeteor extension for Gmail. It takes less than a minute and works directly inside your Gmail inbox. Once installed, Mailmeteor integrates natively into Gmail’s compose window.

2. Compose a New Email in Gmail

Sign in to your Gmail account and click Compose. Then write your first email exactly as you normally would.

3. Add a Follow-Up

Next to the Send button, click the small arrow and select Send with a follow-up. This opens Mailmeteor’s follow-up options directly inside Gmail.

4. Write Your Follow-Up Message

Select a pre-written follow-up template, or click Write a new follow-up to compose your own message. You can also use Mailmeteor’s built-in AI assistant to help you write a personalized follow-up and adjust the tone to make it sound just like you.

5. Choose When the Follow-Up Should Be Sent

Decide under which condition your follow-up will be triggered:

• If no reply
• If replied
• No matter what

Then choose the delay:

• After a few days
• After a few hours
• After a few minutes

6. Send Your Email

Click Send with a follow-up. Your first email is sent immediately. Mailmeteor will automatically send the follow-up only if the conditions you selected are met.

The Bottom Line

If you only need to resend a single email once, Gmail’s built-in options (copy-paste or forward) can get the job done. But as soon as follow-ups become part of your workflow, manual resending quickly becomes time-consuming and error-prone.

This is where Mailmeteor’s follow-up feature makes a real difference. It’s especially useful if you want to:

• Follow up on proposals or sales emails
• Nudge clients who haven’t replied
• Avoid manually resending the same message
• Run outreach campaigns without extra effort

Instead of resending emails one by one, you send one email, define the follow-up conditions, and let Mailmeteor handle the rest automatically — directly from your Gmail account. It’s a simple way to stay consistent, professional, and on top of your conversations without extra work.

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