Most Mac users face difficulties in moving from Outlook for Mac to Windows Outlook and now that you have understood the difference between the manual method and the software tool, you can easily reach the conclusion that Outlook 2016 Mac OLM file can be easily exported to PST and it’s equally easy to import data with Stellar Converter for OLM.Recently announced, hot off the press, Office 365 Groups are coming to Outlook 2016 for Mac! More about this and what the scope of this release is yonder on the Outlook for Mac Insights blog on 2 March 2017 titled “ Support for Groups in Outlook for Mac.”Ĭaveat, this is by way of the Insider builds fast ring at the moment, so if you’re a corporate user and you’re wondering where this is, give it sometime and keep on accessing groups through either a Windows VM in your favorite hypervisor on Mac (whether that be Parallels, VirtualBox or VMWare Fusion) or through Safari / Chrome / Firefox. Read this: Process of converting OLM to PST using Stellar Converter for OLM
How to Overcome the Limitations of Manual Process? While the above mentioned manual process can help you export Outlook 2016 for Mac data to Windows Outlook PST, it has a few limitations: Your OLM file data will now get exported to PST file. Figure 13 – Export to Outlook Data Fileĥ. In Export Outlook Data File window, select the Gmail folder that contains OLM file data, and hit NextĦ. Choose the location of your Outlook data file (.pst), and click Finish. Select Outlook Data File (.pst), and then click Next. From Import and Export Wizard, choose Export to a File. Choose File > Open & Export > Import/Export.ģ. 3. Open your Windows Outlook application, and configure the same Gmail account you have set up in Outlook for Mac.Ģ. Stage 4 – Export OLM Data from Gmail to Outlook PSTġ. Find the Gmail folder, and click Copy.Īll your OLM file data will get added in the new Gmail folder. Right click the items from the selected folder, and choose Move > Choose Folderĥ. Next, click the mailbox folder you want to export.Right click the items from the selected folder, and choose Move > Choose Folder.Ĥ.
Figure 9 – Outlook for Mac Tools Importģ. Rename the folder, and then click File > Import.
Figure 5 – Select Accountsģ. In Accounts window, click the plus (+) sign in the lower left corner (as shown in the image below). In Outlook Preferences window, choose Accounts under Personal Settings. NOTE: Before proceeding with this step, make sure you have a Gmail account with IMAP setting enabled.ġ. Open Outlook for Mac application, click Outlook > Preferences. Step 2 –– Set up Gmail in Outlook for Mac The selected items in the OLM file will be saved as an archive. After Outlook finishes exporting the selected data, click Finish.
In the dialog box that appears, under ‘Save archive file (.olm) as:’ specify the name of the file and location where you want to save it.
Figure 2 – Choose the Items to Export to Archive File (.olm)ģ. In Export to Archive File (.olm) window, select the items you want to export, and then click Continue. Open Outlook in your Mac system, from the Tools tab, click Export.Ģ.You can skip this step and directly proceed with the next step to export Outlook for MAC data to PST. NOTE: This is an OPTIONAL step and helps backup OLM file. NOTE: In Outlook for Mac 2016, email messages, contacts, calendar and other items can be exported to archive file. You can export Outlook 2016 MAC to PST manually by following these steps: