Office 365 (Microsoft 365) is a cloud-based service that allows access to emails, contacts, calendars, etc., anywhere, anytime, and from any device connected to a stable internet. Due to this and various other benefits of Office 365, many users move to this cloud-based service from email clients, like Outlook for Mac. If you’re one such user and want to move your Outlook for Mac mailbox data (OLM file), then you’re at the right place. Below, we’ll explain how to directly migrate OLM to Office 365 easily and quickly.
Why you Need to Migrate OLM Files to Office 365?
When you’re switching from Outlook for Mac to Office 365, you also need to migrate the Mac Outlook mailbox items (OLM file) to the cloud-based platform. There are several benefits offered by Office 365 that compel the users to import OLM to Office 365. Let’s take a look at some of them:
- Being a cloud-based service, Office 365 allows users to remotely access mailbox items using any device.
- OLM file format is a platform-restricted format. This makes the mailbox data accessible only to Mac Outlook users. Moving to Office 365 allows access to emails, calendars, and contacts from Windows and Android devices via the cloud.
- This cloud-based service offers advanced security and data protection measures. This helps protect mailbox data from issues related to local storage and device failure or malfunction.
- Office 365 provides seamless integration with other Microsoft applications or tools. This facilitates coordination and teamwork, and also improves workflow.
How to Easily Migrate or Import OLM Files into Office 365 (Microsoft 365)?
As the OLM file format is not supported by Office 365, there is no direct way to import it into Office 365. The only option to import OLM file into Office 365 is by using a specialized tool. Stellar Converter for OLM Technician is one such advanced OLM file converter tool that can help you to migrate OLM to Office 365 in a few simple steps.
This Windows-compatible tool ensures that there is no risk of data loss during the OLM file data transfer. It also ensures that the OLM file data imported into Office 365 has the same folder hierarchy as in the source file.
Stellar Converter for OLM Technician offers a preview feature that allows you to verify the converted OLM mailbox items, such as emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, and more. This tool also allows you to selectively import mailbox items from the OLM file into an Office 365 account. You can also use the tool to save OLM file mailbox items in file formats, such as PST, PDF, RTF, HTML, MSG, etc. This tool supports OLM files created in Outlook for Mac 2021, 2019, 2016, and earlier versions.
You can download and install Stellar Converter for OLM Technician on a Windows PC. Then, follow the steps given below to migrate OLM file to Office 365 by using this tool:
Note: Transfer the OLM file/s to the Windows PC where you’ve installed the tool.
- Launch Stellar Converter for OLM Technician on your PC.
- You will see the Select OLM Mailbox window. Click on Browse to select the OLM file.
- Locate the OLM file on your PC. Select it and click on Open.
- Once you have selected the OLM file, click on Convert.
- The software will start converting the selected OLM file and display the progress of conversion process.
- Once the process is finished, it will show the Conversion Complete dialog box. Click OK.
- You will see a list of all the mailbox items. Select any mailbox item to see its preview.
- After verifying the mailbox items, click on Save Converted Mailbox.
- The Save File window will open. Select the Export to Microsoft 365 option. Click Next.
- You will see the Microsoft 365 Login Credential window. Here, you’ll need to enter Email Address, Application (Client ID), Directory (Tenant) ID, and Client Secret Value.
Note: In case you don’t have the above information, you’ll need to first register the application and try again. For this, click on the highlighted Steps to register application text to view the steps.
- If you want to filter mailbox data from the scanned result before saving the mailbox data, click on Apply Filter.
- After adding the information, click on Next.
- The tool will start importing the OLM file data into the selected Microsoft 365 (Office 365) profile.
- Once the process is complete, you will see a confirmation message saying, “Selected Mailbox Converted and Saved Successfully.” Click OK to finish the process.
You can now check your Office 365 account for the migrated OLM file data in it.
Benefits of Using Stellar Converter for OLM Technician.
- Converts all mailbox items – emails, contacts, calendars, etc., in an OLM file to PST format with 100% accuracy.
- Allows converting multiple OLM files simultaneously, in a batch. This saved time and effort.
- It retains the original mailbox folder hierarchy, structure, and email metadata.
- It provides an enhanced preview of the mailbox items before saving the converted file.
- It is capable of converting large-sized OLM files without any issues.
- It offers different methods to export/save mailbox data from an OLM file – Save as PST, EML, MSG, RTF, HTML, and PDF files or export to an Office 365/Outlook profile.
Conclusion
As Microsoft 365 (M365) doesn’t support the OLM file format, there is no way to directly import the data file into it. For importing the OLM file data into Office 365, you’ll need to convert its file format to PST. And for this, you can use Stellar Converter for OLM Technician – a specialized OLM to PST converter tool. This tool directly migrates OLM file to Office 365 without altering the folder structure and hierarchy. You can also use this tool to save the OLM file data in PST, EML, PDF, RTF, and other file formats.
