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How to Export emails from IBM Notes to Outlook

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How to Export emails from IBM Notes to Outlook

In this technology age, emails play a vital role in every sector. IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook are such two competitive emailing software used by multiple large enterprises and also by some other individuals. In earlier times, the Lotus notes were active compared to outlook. When the users started to migrate to the Windows operating system they discovered outlook much more compatible to use. Moreover, the user interface by Outlook is more user friendly as compared to that of Outlook. So the IBM Lotus Notes users want to migrate to Outlook. But Lotus Notes stores its data in NSF file format whereas the Outlook stores in PST format. So this conversion becomes so difficult among the users. And most of the users feared the loss of important data by making this conversion between file formats.

Two methods are available to export emails from IBM Notes to Outlook.

  1. Direct Method: Here we make use of the export function in IBM Lotus Notes to CSV and import CSV file function in outlook, where users found this method difficult due to multiple steps and missing data while using.

  2. Through Third-Party Software: Here we make use of some safe software like eSoftTools NSF to PST Converter Software where it becomes as easy for users as we can skip over multiple steps and no fear of losing.

Direct Method

Follow these steps for this method:

  • Open IBM Lotus Notes.

  • Go to the mail tab

  • Click on files in the menu bar, then export ( files >> export)

  • Choose the file format as CSV to be export and the location

  • Click on OK and finish it.

By doing the above-mentioned steps we can generate a PST file your emails. Then

  • Open outlook

  • Click on files in the menu bar, then import and export option (files >> import and export option)

  • Now choose the import from another program and file from Import and Export Wizard. and click on next

  • On the Import a file window users need to select CSV files from the local system and click Next.

  • Now click Finish to import CSV to Outlook.

This method is often followed by most of the users. And they come across the problem of missing data and the steps so length.

 

Through Automated Tool

Here in this method, we make use of the software eSoftTools Lotus Notes to Outlook Converter. This software is a user friendly by eSoftTools. The eSoftTools has also some other converters like

Following steps,

  • Download and install eSoftTools Lotus Notes to Outlook Converter Software.

  • Launch This application



  • Click Select NSF button from the toolbar and select the NSF file from the location.



  • Now browse the location of NSF file to get it and load all mailbox items



  • Click on the convert button from the toolbar and select the PST file format option and click on Convert to start the Conversion.



The Final Words

The majority of emails are by office users. The office mails carry so many important data related to companies. By using the direct method we often face losing of data, incomplete conversion, etc. But by some safe software like Free NSF to PST Converter Software, the above-mentioned problems can be easily solved with full safety. Moreover, the direct method is not user friendly as it follows a lot of steps but by the given third-party software it’s made user friendly and performs conversion in fewer steps.

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