Summary: In this blog post, we have explained how to view NSF file in Microsoft Outlook. We have provided two methods - a manual method that involves a series of technical steps and an automation method, which you can use to convert NSF to PST directly. You can also download the software for the automation method below.
HCL Notes, formerly known as IBM Lotus Notes is an advanced information management system that allows you to manage emails and other mailbox items. It saves your mailbox in multiple NSF files for different types of data (contacts, emails, etc.). Microsoft Outlook is also an information management platform that offers a wide range of features for fulfilling the same requirements. However, it’s more refined, complex, and resourceful.
Essentially, Lotus Notes isn’t a messaging platform but rather an application/development platform that offers support for email management. Outlook, on the other hand, is a comprehensive messaging platform that offers much better support for emails, contacts, meetings, etc. It also offers unmatched performance when used with Exchange.
Many Lotus Notes users migrate to Outlook for a better experience. Some common reasons for this migration are:
In the process, they search for answers to how to view NSF file in Microsoft Outlook or how to convert multiple NSF files to PST. Below, you will find two viable solutions.
Since Microsoft Outlook doesn’t support the Notes Storage Facility (NSF) format, you need to convert your NSF files into PST or CSV format. There are two methods to convert NSF:
In the manual method, you need to export the NSF data to a CSV file and then import the CSV file into Outlook. To apply this method, follow these steps:
As mentioned above, in the manual method, you have to apply many technical steps to view NSF in Outlook. As an alternative, you can use a third-party application to open NSF in Outlook. For instance, you can use Stellar Converter for NSF to convert Lotus Notes NSF files into PST format directly and quickly.
Conclusion
Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes being two different email applications, don’t support the interchangeability of mailbox data files (NSF and PST). To view NSF in Microsoft Outlook, you can either convert the mailbox to CSV manually or use a Lotus Notes NSF file viewer or converter tool, such as Stellar Converter for NSF.
Abhinav Sethi is a Senior Writer at Stellar. He writes articles, blog posts, knowledge-bases, case studies, etc. for different technologies. He also has a keen interest in digital forensics and helps forward-thinking companies fight different threats with apt solutions.
