I am transferring from a desktop iMac to a MacBook Pro.

I am transferring from a desktop iMac to a MacBook Pro.  We transferred all the data from the desktop to a second log in, and now I want to move all of my email accounts from the second log in to the first log in.  I went into the Apple store to get help, but that was hours ago, and it's still working on it.  Is it possible it will take hours to transfer 60,000 emails?  It appears to be downloading them from the server multiple times, because I have deleted some and they pop back up again and I have have marked them all read, and now a LOT of them are marked unread.  I use a gmail account.  Can you shed some light here, or do i have to go back to the Genius Bar?

We transferred all the data from the desktop to a second log in, and now I want to move all of my email accounts from the second log in to the first log in.
Can you explain this further. To another user account on your iMac? Or to your new Macbook?
Is it possible it will take hours to transfer 60,000 emails? 
Yes. If you open the activity monitor in mail you can see this process occuring. "Updating cache directory, indexing, etc.).
From the menu bar Window > Activity
"It appears to be downloading them from the server multiple times, because I have deleted some and they pop back up again and I have have marked them all read, and now a LOT of them are marked unread.  I use a gmail account."
Is the problem of unreads showing back up when you mark as unread on one computer and check the other, or is it on your new macbook pro.
Please include your configuration in  Mail > Preferences > Accounts > Gmail > Mailbox behaviors in your reply.

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