Many a times, IT professionals may encounter situation where they have to switch from one email platform to another. Similarly, users of Outlook may need to change from MS Outlook to Lotus Notes, while changing their job location. Other reasons that could lead to the conversion can be due to the advanced features and high-level security provided by Lotus Notes, that lacks in Outlook.
However, the users in Outlook have stored all their data in PST file and to access these data in Lotus Notes, data in PST needs to be converted to NSF file, supported by Lotus Notes.
Convert Outlook to Lotus Notes File
Lotus Notes supports an inbuilt utility ‘Nupgrade.exe’ that will help user to convert Outlook to Lotus Notes file. This utility is not installed by default with Lotus Notes. User needs to select ‘Custom install’ option and install ‘Migration Tools components’.
Steps for using this utility are:
- Launch Command Prompt by typing cmd.exe and press enter
- Enter the location path where the utility is located and type nupgrade.exe 3 to launch it
- On the window, click on Next and select the desired Outlook profile linked to PST that needs to be converted
- Again, click on Next and choose the upgrade method: Express for all data conversion and custom for selective data.
- Click on Next to proceed further steps
- In the next screen of utility, click ‘Finish’ to start the conversion. During conversion, user needs to provide Lotus Notes account ID
A notification will be displayed upon successful conversion. The PST data will be converted to PersonalFolders.nsf and Outlook contacts will be converted to names.nsf
Limitations of the Nupgrade.exe utility:
- Requires technical expertise to use inbuilt utility
- Can migrate only small-sized PST files to NSF files
- Cannot convert PST data to the Domino Server
Another reliable way to convert Outlook PST file to Lotus Notes NSF file by using a third party tool available online, Convert Outlook to Lotus Notes. The tool has expertise in providing users a flawless conversion process from PST to NSF without data loss.
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