{"id":953,"date":"2018-07-10T12:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=953"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:46:13","slug":"open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can use Microsoft Outlook email client on both MAC and Windows platform. Both these platforms are similar but the only difference between them is the file format used by them for storage of data. On Mac, OLM files are used for storage while PST files are used on Windows. But if you want to access your Mac Outlook data on Windows, you\u2019ll have to switch from Outlook for Mac OLM into Outlook PST for Windows. There is not any method to export or Open Outlook for Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST file format.<\/p>\n<p>For accessing your Mac data on Windows i.e. files, contacts, calendars, events etc, first you have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/convert-olm-to-pst-outlook-in-easy-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>convert OLM file to PST<\/strong><\/a> format and then import this PST file to Windows Outlook. Although it can be done manually, but if not done in a right way, it may lead to data loss. An user may experience issues during OLM to PST conversion. So, it is recommended to use a third party tool so that the data remains intact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: lightblue; padding: 5px; border-radius: 5px;\">\u00a0<strong>Also Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/export-apple-mac-mail-to-ms-outlook\/\">How to Export Apple Mac Mail (MBOX) to MS Outlook<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#Manual_Steps_to_Open_Outlook_for_Mac_OLM_File_to_Windows_Outlook\" >Manual Steps to Open Outlook for Mac OLM File to Windows Outlook<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#Create_IMAP_email_account\" >Create IMAP email account-<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#Create_a_Gmail_Label\" >Create a Gmail Label<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#Migrate_emails_from_Mac_Outlook_to_IMAP\" >Migrate emails from Mac Outlook to IMAP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#Concluding_words\" >Concluding words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manual_Steps_to_Open_Outlook_for_Mac_OLM_File_to_Windows_Outlook\"><\/span>Manual Steps to Open Outlook for Mac OLM File to Windows Outlook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For manual conversion, you have to locate the physical OLM file first. You can find the OLM files on either of the following two locations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Documents\\Microsoft User Data\\Office 2011 Identities\\Main Identity\\Databases<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Documents\\Microsoft User Data\\MS Office 2011 Identities\\Main Identity\\Data-Records\\Message<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead, you\u2019ll have to create it by saving the mailbox data in the OLM format. Follow these steps-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the drive location which is indicated above, click on File and then Select Export. A new window will be opened.<\/li>\n<li>Select all the data being shown.<\/li>\n<li>A new option \u201cDelete items after exporting\u201d appears. Check \u201cDo not want to delete item\u201d option.<\/li>\n<li>Now \u201cSave As\u201d option will appear. Select the Destination Location where you want to save your OLM File<\/li>\n<li>Click on Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, once you have created OLM file, it can be converted to PST by using below steps.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_IMAP_email_account\"><\/span>Create IMAP email account-<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>IMAP acts as an intermediate server between Mac Outlook and Windows Outlook. Gmail is the best platform for creating an IMAP account. Once it is created, follow these steps-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Click the gear button on the top right corner and go to settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png 282w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> On the settings page, click Forwarding and POP\/IMAP tab appearing at the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Check your IMAP status. If it is disabled, enable it.<br \/>\nClick Save changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-955 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-2.png\" alt=\"open oultook\" width=\"484\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-2.png 484w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-2-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your IMAP account is created. Now, you have to set up your Mac Outlook to IMAP account. Proceed with these steps to do this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Open the Outlook for Mac. On the Menu bar, go to Tools and then Accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-1.png\" alt=\"open outlook for mac\" width=\"650\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-1.png 650w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-1-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> On the Accounts window, click Email and enter your Email account information i.e.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-2.png\" alt=\"import olm file into outlook\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-2.png 500w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-2-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Email address and Password. Now, click Add Account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-3.png\" alt=\"import olm file\" width=\"679\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-3.png 679w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/configure-email-account-3-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Your IMAP mail account will be successfully added.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Gmail_Label\"><\/span>Create a Gmail Label<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Log in to your gmail account.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Go to settings page and click Labels at the top of the task bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png\" alt=\"open olm file\" width=\"282\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png 282w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Now click create new label button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-1.png\" alt=\"open olm from mac to windows pst\" width=\"513\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-1.png 513w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-1-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 4:<\/strong> On the new label dialog box, enter the name of your new label and click create.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-2-300x196.png\" alt=\"open outlook for mac\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-2-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-gmail-label-2.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nMake sure show in IMAP box is checked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Now go to your Mac Outlook and click on Send\/receive button to update the IMAP mailbox.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Migrate_emails_from_Mac_Outlook_to_IMAP\"><\/span>Migrate emails from Mac Outlook to IMAP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>It is very important part of the process in which your mailbox data of an OLM files will be transferred to IMAP mailbox.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Launch Outlook for Mac on your system.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Right-click the mailbox item you want to move. Click Move, then click on Copy to folder.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Name the IMAP folder you want to copy and then click Copy.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Now, update your Mac Outlook IMAP data by clicking Send\/receive button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: lightblue; padding: 5px; border-radius: 5px;\">\u00a0<strong>Also Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/export-apple-mac-mail-to-ms-outlook\/\">How to Export Emails from Thunderbird to MS Outlook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By this, all the emails and other mailbox items get synced with IMAP mailbox folder. Now, move all the mailbox data from IMAP mailbox folder to Windows Outlook. You need to set up the very same IMAP Mail account to the Windows Outlook also. Now, drag your IMAP mailbox folder data to Windows Outlook Inbox Folder.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concluding_words\"><\/span>Concluding words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>However, you can use this manual method to open Mac Outlook in Windows Outlook. But, this method is little risky and time consuming. It may also require some technical knowledge. So, a non-tech user might face problems. Also, a small mistake may result is data loss.<\/p>\n<p>So, in order to perform safe and reliable transformation emails from Mac Outlook OLM file to Windows Outlook PST , it is recommended to use a third party\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/convert-olm-to-pst-outlook-in-easy-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLM to PST Converter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0tool. It also handle corrupt OLM files too, and convert them into\u00a0<strong>PST<\/strong>\u00a0and other popular email formats, such as\u00a0<strong>MSG<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>EML<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>MBOX<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center mac-win-tab\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul id=\"myTab\" class=\"nav nav-tabs justify-content-center border-primary\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"home-tab\" class=\"nav-link bg-transparent px-4 active\" role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#home\" aria-controls=\"home\" aria-selected=\"true\"> Windows<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"profile-tab\" class=\"nav-link bg-transparent px-4\" role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#profile\" aria-controls=\"profile\" aria-selected=\"false\">Mac<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"linux-tab\" class=\"nav-link bg-transparent px-4\" role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#linux\" aria-controls=\"linux\" aria-selected=\"false\">Linux<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"myTabContent\" class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"home\" class=\"tab-pane fade active show\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"home-tab\"><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/demo-version\/Aryson-OLM-to-PST-Converter-Demo.exe\"> Download Now<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/olm-to-pst\/buy-now.html\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"profile\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"profile-tab\"><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/demo-version\/Aryson-Olm-Converter_mac.dmg\"> Download Now<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/mac\/olm-converter\/buy-now.php\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"linux\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"linux-tab\"><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/demo-version\/Aryson-OLM-Converter-unix.sh\"> Download Now<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/linux-unix\/olm-converter-buy.php\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;953&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can use Microsoft Outlook email client on both MAC and Windows platform. Both these platforms are similar but the<a class=\"read-more ml-1 main-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email-migration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aryson Technologies Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"282\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"419\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rohan Wiese\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rohan Wiese\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rohan Wiese\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/38690c15f14d77f91207a5427b11e5a2\"},\"headline\":\"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":849,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/create-imap-account-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Email Migration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/create-imap-account-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/create-imap-account-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/create-imap-account-1.png\",\"width\":282,\"height\":419},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Aryson Technologies Blog\",\"description\":\"Latest Technical Tips &amp; Tricks\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Aryson Technologies Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/cropped-logo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/cropped-logo.webp\",\"width\":247,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Aryson Technologies Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/38690c15f14d77f91207a5427b11e5a2\",\"name\":\"Rohan Wiese\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rohan Wiese\"},\"description\":\"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.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arysontechnologies.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/rohan\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows","description":"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows","og_description":"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/","og_site_name":"Aryson Technologies Blog","article_published_time":"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":282,"height":419,"url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Rohan Wiese","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rohan Wiese","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/"},"author":{"name":"Rohan Wiese","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38690c15f14d77f91207a5427b11e5a2"},"headline":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows","datePublished":"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/"},"wordCount":849,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png","articleSection":["Email Migration"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/","name":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png","datePublished":"2018-07-10T12:30:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-08T13:46:13+00:00","description":"This blog illustrate manual steps to open Mac OLM file into Windows Outlook PST for users who want to import Outlook for Mac OLM to Windows Outlook PST.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/create-imap-account-1.png","width":282,"height":419},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/open-mac-olm-file-outlook-pst-windows\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Import or Open Outlook for Mac OLM File into Outlook for Windows"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/","name":"Aryson Technologies Blog","description":"Latest Technical Tips &amp; Tricks","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Aryson Technologies Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-logo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-logo.webp","width":247,"height":60,"caption":"Aryson Technologies Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/38690c15f14d77f91207a5427b11e5a2","name":"Rohan Wiese","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04068e84d014f4cd8f4d3caeec2e3949c4ab1020004486d628e8ca23c5907035?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rohan Wiese"},"description":"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.","url":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/author\/rohan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6953,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions\/6953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}