Nowadays, moving towards the cloud has become a trend, and in my opinion, it’s good to swing into the latest technology. Office 365 has completely changed the email niche and working environment of organizations. Office 365’s anytime and anywhere data accessibility has tilted the market towards it. If you’re also want to switch over Office 365, probably, you also want to shift your data. To get your old email into Office 365, I’ll describe a few ways to import PST to Office 365.
There are multiple ways for this, and each has its use case. If you have a few mailboxes, you can import them using Outlook’s import/export utility. Let’s elaborate:
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Import PST to Office 365 mailboxes manually
- Open Outlook and create Office 365 account’s profile.
- Now go to the File option and selection & Export.
- Then choose the Import/Export option.
- In the next dialog box, choose Import from another program or file option, and hit the Next.
- Following choose the Outlook data file (.pst) option.
- Now browse the PST file you want to export and select the Duplicate option as per your need.
- At last, choose the folder/mailbox in which you want to import the PST file and click on the Finish
After completing all the steps, your PST to Office 365 migration will get the start. You can ensure it by logging in to your Office 365 account. The process is straightforward but has a few drawbacks.
Drawbacks of the Manual Method
- Users can only import a single PST file at a time, and that’s why the manual method is suggested only for individuals with a few PST files.
- The process can take up to a few days to import PST to Office 365. Also, if somehow the process gets interrupted, then there is no option to resume it.
- A single misstep or sudden abruption of the process can make the PST file corrupt, and you may lose all your data.
Surely, the process is easy but takes much time, and also, I’ll not suggest this method if you have multiple PST files to import, as you have to create several Outlook profiles and repeat the same process again and again.
Shoviv PST to Office 365 migration tool
It is an automated tool specially coded to migrate PST files into Office 365 mailboxes, Public folders, and archive mailboxes. Due to its convenient GUI, many Office 365 administrators and Microsoft MVPs recommend this tool even for non-technocrats.
Import PST to Office 365 mailboxes effortlessly
- First, install and open the software.
- Then click on the Add PST files option from the ribbon bar.
- Now browse and add the PST files you want to import into Office 365.
- Following, make a click on Office 365 option from the ribbon bar. Users can also make right-click, then select Export multiple PST file >> Office 365 mailboxes.
- Next will be the target credential wizard, provide the Office 365 administrator credentials and click Next.
- In the following wizard, your Office 365 mailboxes will appear. From here, map PST files with Office 365 mailboxes and click Next. (One can also validate the target to check whether the Target mailbox is valid or not).
- Next will be the filter wizard based on the message class and item date criteria. An Advanced Options button is also available; click on it to use email translation and folder mapping options.
- Once you are done with all options, click Next, and the software will start importing your PST files to Office 365 mailboxes. During the process, the software will display a live log report.
It is the process to accomplish PST to Office 365 migration most effortlessly and securely. Also, you can read in the process there are many features in the tool, and you can preview every bit of data before migrating that into Office 365 mailboxes.
Wrapping Up:
Everyone wants to have access to advanced technology, and that’s why Outlook users are swinging towards Office 365. Probably no one wants to lose their old data, so they have to import PST into Office 365 mailboxes. For a few PST files, you can use the Import/Export utility of Outlook. But for multiple and secure processing, use a third-party tool like Shoviv PST to Office 365 migration tool.
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