Methods to move IBM Lotus Notes emails to Microsoft Outlook (.nsf to .pst file)
IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook are the two renowned email clients. IBM Lotus Notes use .nsf file to store all emails, contacts, calendars etc. and Microsoft Outlook stores all your mailboxes in .pst file format.
These days migration of Lotus Notes to Outlook is very popular among users. NSF files can’t be directly converted to Outlook PST. NSF to PST Converter is essential. One can manually convert NSF file to PST format but the easiest and fastest method to convert NSF file to PST is a third-party NSF to PST Converter software.
Methods to convert NSF to Outlook PST
To convert NSF file to PST, you need to perform –
- Export NSF file and save CSV as file type
- Import CSV file to Outlook
- Launch Lotus Notes on your system
- Open NSF database file
- Click File > Export
- Select the location of your file, file name and choose Comma Separated Value in Save as type
- Click Ok
- Select Export button
- Launch Microsoft Outlook
- Click File > Import
- Select Import from another program or file
- Click Next
- Select Comma Separated Value file with Browse option
- Check Remove duplicates and other option
- Now, select a folder where you want to import the data in Outlook
- Click Next
- Click Finish
Drawbacks of the manual method
- Lengthy and complicated process
- Outlook provides offline mode working
- Not suitable for non-technical users
- Maintenance charges in Outlook are very low
- It may cause harm to NSF files
Manual method is not always suitable in every situation. Therefore, our developers have suggested a third-party solution i.e. DataVare NSF to PST Converter. It is the best and reliable tool to convert NSF file to PST without any harm to any file. Complete conversion of NSF mailbox is exported without any issues. This method is the best one for non-technical users. You will get the conversion results within few minutes using this tool.
Features of Datavare NSF to PST Converter
- Whole some export with few simple steps
- Export any size NSF file without any hurdles
- Free availability to examine the software before its purchase
- Display all content of loaded NSF file
- Perfect working with all version Lotus Notes NSF file
- Downloadable on all Windows platforms
- View the converted PST file on all editions of Outlook
- Facility to export selective data items
How NSF to PST Conversion tool works?
There are only few steps in the working of the software –
Step 1. Adding required NSF file
The first step is loading required NSF file whom you want to export NSF file to PST format.
Step 2. Display loaded NSF file contents
After loading NSF file, you can get a detailed preview of NSF file and its content
Step 3. Choose Export options
Choose an option to export NSF file. You can choose NSF file saving into new PST or existing PST file.
Step 4. Specify output location
Specify a location where you want to save the converted file. This could be any location of your choice.