Whenever there is a need arise to backup Mac Outlook emails to PST file format, you should try to go with the professional choice i.e. OLM to PST Converter. Do you know why? Because professionals always suggest the better solution for you to resolve your problem. In this write up you will get the brief about the available techniques which can help out to backup Mac Outlook emails to PST file format without any problem. So, let’s have a start the discussion for getting the informative material for process.
Methods to Backup Mac Outlook OLM to PST Windows Outlook
Well! There are two type of methods available to backup Mac Outlook OLM data to PST file format i.e. manual method (free) and professional method (Introduced free trial). In this post we will brief about the both the solutions so that you can make your decision to choose the appropriate solution perfectly. Let’s start to follow the steps to perform the backup process by using manual guide.
Method 1 – Manual Solution
To follow the manual guide you need to go through with the 3 steps that are mentioned below. And, all the steps are mandatory to follow to complete the process.
Step 1: Export Data from Outlook Mac
1: First, login to your Mac Outlook application and open it on your machine.
2: Go to the File option from top and choose Export option from the drop-down list
3: A single click on Export option, open a wizard in which you can choose all the required options and then go to click on the right arrow.
4: Now, choose the option either you need to delete the items after moving or not and hit on the right arrow
5: After that provide the name and storage path and then hit on the Save button
6: The backup process will get finished, press on Done.
Note: From the above step, a performer can export all or partial data to PST format but not at once time and also the files must be in the archived state.
Step 2: Add Gmail Account into Mac Outlook
1: Open the Mac Outlook program and click on the Outlook option from top menu, then choose Preferences from the drop-down options
2: From the new Window, you can choose Accounts option from Personal Settings section
3: After that go to press on the + icon on the bottom left of the next screen and choose E-mail option from the others
4: A new Accounts Window opens in which you need to enter the email address and password. Then, hit on the Add Account.
5: Finally, the Gmail account will be added perfectly into Mac Outlook.
Note: To follow the step 2, you need to have a Gmail account with IMAP settings enabled.
Now, we will move OLM Files into Gmail account, follow the steps below:
1: Start Outlook Mac application and then right-click on the Gmail folder. After that choose the New Folder option.
2: Now, give a name to the folder and go to the File tab and choose Import from the drop-down menu
3: From the new Window, select Outlook data file and press the right arrow
4: After that select the File Type and again hit the right arrow
5: Now, choose OLM file created and hit Import option
6: In this step, the moving process will be started to Mac Outlook. After finishing the process you can hit on the Done
7: After that one more time come to the Outlook screen and here you will see the all imported messages of the OLM data file. So, select all of them
8: Then, right-click and select Move option and then select Folder
9: In this step, you can search and select the folder used in Segment B and then hit Move
10: All the files which are selected earlier will be perfectly exported to the added Gmail account.
11: After that, if you wish then you can remove the Gmail account from Outlook for Mac profile because its function is over now.
Step 3: Export OLM Emails from Gmail and Move into Outlook Windows
1: Start Windows Outlook application and add the same Gmail account with login credentials
2: Choose the File menu and then Open & Export
3: Now, select Import/Export option >> Export to a file >> Next
4: Then, select Outlook Data File (.pst) and hit on the Next option
5: Choose the Gmail folder that includes OLM files to backup into PST.
6: And, Select output path, then click Finish.
Note: This solution only transfer Gmail’s Inbox folder, not other data. Windows Outlook is required for this step.
After performing the all above steps, you can successfully access the Mac Outlook OLM database to Windows Outlook application.
Method 2 – Professional Solution
Follow the simplest guide to backup Mac Outlook emails to PST file format as given below:
- Run OLM File Converter on any Windows version
- Start the application and click Next button
- Use Select File/Select Folder button to add the OLM files. And, hit Next
- Choose the folders from the left panel and again click Next
- Choose the PST format from the output options and add the location to save PST data after the process
- Finally, quickly go the Convert button to start the backup process. Click OK when the process is finish with the successful message on the screen.
Finalizing the Post
Above post explained two methods from which you can choose any of the one as per the requirement. But before to choose any solution I think you should know that the manual solution comes with some limitations that can affect the original database such as lengthy process, time-taking process, bulk file backup at once not possible, and so on. So, it’s better to go with the professional choice. You can also download OLM Converter free trial edition for testing the software before to purchase.
To Know More:- https://conversionsolutions.data.blog/2020/02/10/get-easy-tips-tricks-for-outlook-2011-mac-move-email-to-folder-pst/
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