Simplified procedure to convert Lotus Notes files into Outlook
Migrating data from one email client to another email client is one of the tasks which users generally face. The main problem they face is how to migrate their data from one client to another without harming and losing any file. The users became confused in choosing the best option for them among the various solutions on the internet.
Outlook is more preferred than Lotus Notes due to its security and management features which are unmatched to other email clients. IBM Notes store its mailbox data in NSF format and Outlook use PST format to store its mailbox data. To migrate Lotus Notes data to Outlook, a user needs to convert NSF files into PST format.
How to convert NSF to PST format?
You can use either a manual method or a professional approach to migrate data from Lotus Notes to Outlook. We are discussing both the methods in this blog for you – In manual method or you can say it an indirect method because first, we export NSF file into CSV format and then CSV to Outlook.
- Open your IBM Notes client
- Click on File option and then Export
- Click on Save as and choose Comma Separated Value in save as type
- Name the file and select the Export Button
- Now, open MS Outlook email client
- Go to File Menu
- Click on Import option
- Select Import from another program or file
- Click Next
- Select the CSV file
- Browse the file to export
- Check or unchecked replace duplicate items and other options as per your needs
- Select a folder to import the data and Click Next
- Click Finish
Manual technique has various limitations –
- It might be confusing for the novice users or non-technical users
- It involves risk of data loss
- It may corrupt your NSF file
- Time-consuming process
SameTools for NSF to PST Conversion
For complete and secure data migration from Lotus Notes to MS Outlook, IT Professionals has suggested third-party solutions. One of the best and secure application is SameTools NSF to PST Converter. It flawlessly migrates NSF file into Outlook in a friendly manner without causing harm to a single file. The software exports all NSF emails, contacts, notes, calendars, drafts, appointments, attachments etc. safely to MS Outlook. The advanced tool offers a preview option before converting NSF files into PST format. A user can migrate any large NSF data file into PST. Its self-explanatory interface will make it unique and simplified to the users to handle it.
Benefits of NSF to PST Conversion software
• Unlimited emails export effortlessly with few steps – select NSF file, choose the export type, define a path to save the results • Workable on all Outlook and Lotus Notes editions without any issues • 100% accuracy maintained with selective NSF file migration facility • Preview all items before finalizing the conversion • No issues in loading large size NSF file
For more information, follow the given link - http://www.sametools.com/convert/nsf/