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How to convert OLM file into PST file manually

Author: Haileleon Smith
by Haileleon Smith
Posted: Feb 22, 2022

However, converting OLM to PST manually is not an easy task and requires you to invest more time and resources. Also, you may experience data inconsistency, sign-in errors, and missing attachments issue. Further, there is a chance of data corruption and loss.

If you want to avoid these issues while converting OLM to PST manually, you must try an OLM to PST converter tool such as vMail Converter for OLM. It converts OLM to PST in a few clicks while keeping the original tree structure, attachments, and other mail items intact.

A. Generate IMAP Email Account

  • Go to your Gmail account or another email account. Then open the Settings option.
  • Under Settings, choose Forwarding and POP/IMAP option.
  • In the Status section, choose the option Enable IMAP in place of Disable IMAP. Click on Save Changes button.

B. Setup Mac Outlook Using IMAP Account

  • Open the Mac Outlook application.
  • Navigate to Tools menu, click on Accounts tab.
  • Under Accounts, choose E-mail Account option.
  • Now, you have to provide the details like E-mail address and Password.
  • Provide IMAP server and select SSL connection, SMTP server and 465 as a port number Then, click on Add Accounts button.

C. Transfer Mac Outlook Emails to IMAP Account

  • First, open Mac Outlook.
  • Then right click on the mailbox item for the conversion and click on Move> Copy to Folder.
  • Enter the IMAP account name and click on Copy.
  • Now, you have to update IMAP account by clicking on the Send/Receive button. Then, all your OLM emails are available in the IMAP account.

D. Setup Windows Outlook Using Same IMAP Account

  • Go to Control Panel and under Mail choose Email Accounts, then click on New.
  • Now, choose Manually configure server settings and click on Next.
  • Select the IMAP/POP settings then click on Next.
  • Provide the details of IMAP and Incoming and Outgoing server details. And then click on More Settings.

Now, click on the advanced tab and provide the 993 port number in the IMAP server and select SSL connection.

Give the port number 465 of the SMTP server and choose SSL connection then click on OK.

At last, click on Next. Then click on Finish button.

Automated Solution to Convert OLM to PST

In case the above method fails for the successful migration then there is an incredible solution vMail OLM to PST Converter. The procedure of this converter tool is much easier than the automated process. This converter has numerous features which I am mentioning in below section.

It can also migrate email messages along with mailbox items like calendar, contacts, journals, task etc.

It supports corrupted OLM files for the migration process.

There is the option to save OLM files into PST, EML, MSG, and MBOX file formats.

Conclusion

I think this blog will be helpful for you to convert OLM to PST by following the method. The two methods are discussed here you can choose any of the discussed above. If you feel any difficulty in manual procedure then you can go for the automated OLM to PST Conversion solution which is suggested in this blog.

Get more info- https://www.vsoftware.org/blog/methods-to-convert-outlook-olm-to-pst.html

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Enstella Exchange Edb to Pst Converter is for recover damage /crashes Exchange server database when Edb file became in corrupt condition.

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