How to export outlook mail from mac to windows
There are a few ways to export Outlook mail from a Mac to a Windows machine. Here are a few methods:
Method 1: Exporting Outlook Mail from Mac to Windows using IMAP
- On your Mac, open Outlook and go to the "Tools" menu, then select "Accounts".
- Select the account you want to export and click "Edit".
- Click on the "More Settings" button and then select the "Advanced" tab.
- Under "Incoming Mail", select "IMAP" and make a note of the IMAP server address and port.
- On your Windows machine, open Outlook and go to the "File" menu, then select "Add Account".
- Select "Manual setup or additional server types" and click "Next".
- Select "Internet E-mail" and click "Next".
- Enter the IMAP server address and port you noted earlier, along with your email address and password.
- Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the setup.
- Once the account is set up, you can export your emails by selecting all the emails you want to export and dragging them to a folder on your Windows machine.
Method 2: Exporting Outlook Mail from Mac to Windows using PST File
- On your Mac, open Outlook and go to the "Tools" menu, then select "Account Settings".
- Select the account you want to export and click "Export".
- Select "Export to a file" and choose the "PST" file format.
- Choose a location to save the PST file and click "Export".
- On your Windows machine, open Outlook and go to the "File" menu, then select "Open & Export".
- Select "Import/Export" and then "Import from another program or file".
- Select "Personal Folders File (.pst)" and click "Next".
- Browse to the location where you saved the PST file and select it.
- Click "Next" and then "Finish" to import the emails.
Method 3: Exporting Outlook Mail from Mac to Windows using EML Files
- On your Mac, open Outlook and select all the emails you want to export.
- Right-click on the selected emails and select "Save As".
- Choose a location to save the emails and select "EML" as the file format.
- Repeat this process for each folder you want to export.
- On your Windows machine, open Outlook and go to the "File" menu, then select "Open & Export".
- Select "Import/Export" and then "Import from another program or file".
- Select "EML" as the file format and click "Next".
- Browse to the location where you saved the EML files and select them.
- Click "Next" and then "Finish" to import the emails.
Note: Before exporting your emails, make sure you have backed up your Outlook data on your Mac to prevent any data loss during the export process.