Published on - April 2, 2018 How to export OLM to PST?

Microsoft developed a fantastic Email client which is useful for Mac and Windows users. Microsoft offers MS Outlook as an email client as Outlook for Mac and Outlook for Windows. When the user uses Outlook for Mac its data store in OLM format where is Outlook for Windows its data store in PST format. However, Outlook for Windows does not support OLM files; if any user wants to move their data from Mac to Windows, then it has become difficult access that Mac file. In such cases when the user is moving from Mac to Windows or wants to move his Mac files to Windows, we need to migrate OLM files to PST. To migrate OLM files to PST, people prefer to use a manual method because it is free to use. Today, here we will discuss how to export OLM files to PST and what are the drawbacks of the manual process.

Manual Approach to export OLM to PST

To migrate your OLM files to PST using this manual method is free to use. Steps which you have to use to migrate are stated as follows

Step 1: create your IMAP account
In an initial step, you have to create an IMAP account in Gmail. To do so, you have to follow below steps:

1. Open Gmail in your system and click on Settings.
2. Choose Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
3. Verify & enabled IMAP status and then save changes.

Step 2: Configure your Outlook for Mac with your IMAP account.

1. Open Mac Outlook and select Tools> Account settings and choose email.
2. Enter your Gmail credentials and click on Add button.
3. Now login to Gmail account and select settings.
4. Select Label tab and click on create new Label option.
5. Checked IMAP box and update your Mac Outlook mailbox.

Step 3: Migrate emails from Mac to IMAP mailbox.

1. Open Outlook for Mac in the Local machine.
2. Choose items from mailbox and right click on it.
3. Select Move and then copy to folder option.
4. Enter IMAP folder name and select copy folder option.
5. Now update IMAP mailbox to view your migrate items.

Drawbacks of Manual Approach

• The manual process is very time-consuming.
• Requires a lot of technical skill and knowledge.
• Does not ensure data safety and security.
• The method is risky to use; you may lose data.

Automated Approach

Kernel for OLM to PST converter is a reliable and efficient tool that can migrate Mac files to PST file without any hassle. This tool is straightforward to use and does not require technical expertise. Along with that tool does not consume much time to migrate OLM to PST file. Some brilliant features of this tool are stated as follows:

• Migrate single as well as multiple OLM files to PST in a single attempt.
• Repairs damage OLM files and export them to appropriate PST file.
• Export OLM files to PST, MSG, DBX, etc, Office 365 and email servers.
• Entitled with inbuilt filter option to segregate data into folders.
• Does not impact any change in original data, retains full integrity.
• Save required emails with inbuilt search email option.