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Written By Rohan Wiese
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Updated on December 22nd, 2020
The tutorial summarizes the two free DIY methods to perform conversion of NSF to PST without Lotus Notes. It also described the manual approach for Conversion NSF to PST and suggest professional tool to complete the process converting NSF file to Outlook PST file.
Email platform with more ease and with interactive features has added advantage for an organization as compared to some other email platform having the complex and boring interface. By accessing an intuitive GUI email system, there comes a boost in the productivity and efficiency of an organization. For this, organizations tend to switch from one email application to another. But switching or email migration is not an easy task, especially if both the application are accessible on different file formats. One such migration is from IBM Notes to MS Outlook. Both the email applications are the most widely used email application.
You must know that both these email clients, i.e. Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook, support different file formats. Lotus Notes supports NSF or Notes Storage Facility format while Microsoft Outlook doesn’t support such format. Microsoft Outlook client creates an Outlook data file in PST or Personal Storage Format. So, if you want to migrate your NSF database in Microsoft Outlook, you must perform conversion of NSF to PST format.
Also Read: Best Solution for Lotus Notes to Outlook Migration
If a user wants to switch from IBM Notes to MS Outlook, the conversion of NSF files data to PST format is necessary. One can convert IBM Notes emails to Outlook PST file in two different ways:
Manual Method – Convert NSF to PST
If you want to export IBM Notes NSF file to PST without the use of Lotus Notes, you’ll have to use Microsoft Transporter Suite. It is the free utility to migrate data from Lotus Notes to Exchange Server and then export it to PST format. Now, to export data successfully, go through the below steps:
SourceIdentity: User Email ID
SourceServer: POP Server Name or IP address
SourceLoginID: Account username to connect to the server
SourcePassword: User password
TargetIdentity: Email Address
Limitations of Manual Method
Simple steps to perform conversion process of NSF file to PST which is following-
You can use the manual method for Conversion NSF to PST. But, as illustrated above, there are certain limitations associated with it. Also. it is a quite complicated process and a single mistake may lead to data loss or corruption. So, it is recommended to use a professional NSF to PST converter. This software tool is well equipped with advanced features and algorithm to provide ease to the users. Also, it is having an intuitive GUI so that even a non-technical user can easily handle it.
Migration from IBM Lotus Notes to MS Outlook is not an easy task. If using the manual method, do it with utmost care. However, you must use a professional tool for conversion NSF to PST file format as it is the most authentic and reliable solution to perform above task.
About The Author:
Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.
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