Apple mail to Outlook 2011 conversion is the process of moving your emails, contacts, tasks, calendar entries and all other items from Apple mail database to Mac Outlook database. The conversion is highly convoluted because of the differences of both email clients and the files they use for storing data. Apple mail is little flexible in storing data in files, however, Outlook 2011 only uses OLM files for the same purpose. Furthermore, OLM files are not incompatible with Apple mail.
Outlook helps you show up prepared to your meetings by suggesting emails and files that are relevant to the event or attendees. 3-day Calendar view. Updates to the calendar gives you extra flexibility with a 3-day view to more clearly see meetings and events if you have a full schedule. Features not yet available in the new Outlook for Mac.
The process outlined below consistently takes more than an hour and sometimes takes several hours depending on the amount of email you store in your Outlook 2011 account. Please choose a time when you can leave your computer for an extended period of time. Open the Applications folder on your Mac. In the field User Name enter the same e-mail address as earlier, and its password in the field Password. Leave the field for Unqualified domain empty. Congratulations, you have successfully set up your One.com mail account in Outlook 2011 for Mac, and the content of your account should be loading into the application.
That brings us to the core issue – how to convert Apple mail files (emails and all other data) to OLM files.
Before we present a solution, we would like to answer one of the most regularly asked questions by our readers.
Can I manually upgrade from Apple Mail to Outlook 2011 for Mac?
Yes, one can perform manual conversion of data from Apple mail to Outlook 2011. However, the truth must be told, and later, you would decide on your own.
There are certain types of data in your files that may get corrupted during such manual conversion. In fact, it is highly likely that one or more types of information/data would be lost or damaged. The most common types of data that is commonly observed to be corrupted during Apple mail migration to Mac Outlook are-
- Imbedded images
- Folder hierarchy
- Unicode content
- Attachments
- SMTP headers (metadata, such as, time and date stamp, to, Cc, Bcc, to, from, and subject)
How can I save my time during Apple mail to Outlook 2011 conversion?
Generally, users just want to convert the data to Mac Outlook without wasting much time. Learning about the technical minute details and about the process is not in anybody’s mind. And let’s admit it, we all are looking to grow our business, focus on our main job, or just simplify our lives, and not frustrate ourselves by tedious technical jobs – like the one under discussion here.
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So, to come back to the questions – a user cannot personally do anything to reduce the time of conversion of data from Apple Mail to Outlook 2011 conversion. It all depends on the proficiency of the tool you are using. The most you can do is reduce your computer’s load by killing all the background process and by cleaning your computer of viruses and broken registries. However, such a task could only make unnoticeable difference in the time used by the tool, if the conversion machine used in it is sluggish and based on outdated technology.
Outlook Mac Email Accounts
This brings us to the ‘ultimate solution’ we promised at the beginning of the topic.
Microsoft Outlook Losing Email
To perform an efficient, quick, safe, and effortless upgrade from Apple mail to Outlook 2011 for Mac, employ “Mail Extractor Max” by USL Software. Mail Extractor Max is one of the very few, if not the only, migration app that runs on the latest breakthrough technology in migration industry, enabling the users to perform a highly controlled transition.
It has the power to keep your files completely safe and present a unbelievable accuracy of data after the job is done. It is capable of preserving –
- Metadata (SMTP headers), cc, Cc, to and Date stamp, from, subject, etc.
- Your order of folders (folder hierarchy)
- Read/unread status of mails
- Attachments
- Unicode content
- Embedded images
However, the most impressive trait of Mail Extractor Max is its simplicity. The design is incredibly easy that even a beginner can start converting his or her data without any trouble. It has been developed keeping both a novice and an expert in mind. The interface is entirely user-friendly and contains instructions that are easy to understand, follow, and perform. The tools’ conversion wizard is elegantly created to guide you systematically on every step until the completion of the task.
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Easily upgrade from Apple Mail to Outlook 2011 for Mac, Microsoft Entourage 2004/2008, Mozilla Thunderbird, Postbox Database as well as EML file format
Strange issue here. I have a client who uses Outlook 2011 on a MacBook. He uses an IMAP account and every 7-10 days it tries re-downloading all the emails again.
The mailbox itself will be working absolutely fine, then one day when outlook is opened it randomly says at the bottom that it's downloading all the emails again (think he has around 1500 emails in his inbox).
It usually gets to around 400-450 downloaded, then Outlook hangs and crashes.
The only fix I've found for this was to make it download headers only for all emails (usually this is on but excludes the inbox). When it's set to only download headers for all folders, it doesn't crash, but emails then take an age to view, and they're not patient enough for that
I can't see any reason why Outlook feels the need to try and re-download every single email again, so if this was fixed then I suppose Outlook wouldn't keep crashing.
So far I've tried:
Re-installing office
Deleting the profile and then adding it back in
Moving emails to an Archive (.olm) so that the mailbox is smaller