Import Your Old Outlook Data File (.Pst) To Your Office 365 Email

Transferring data from on-premises (local) to cloud platform can help you to boost your business productivity. There are many which come with an enterprise mailing server. But, most of the Office 365 users face one common difficulty after subscribing to Office 365 account, as they don’t know how to import orphan PST file to O365 account. Because sometimes user needs to migrate their old PST file from local computer to Office 365 Online. So, in this blog, we will guide with a simple solution and tell you how to import your Old Outlook Data file (.PST) to your Office 365 Email account. Here, both the manual as well as an automated method have been explained for the ease of users.

What are the Different PST file User looks to Importer?

• • Orphan PST(local computer)

• • Network PST (on-premises, i.e Outlook)

• • Converted PST file

• Copied PST

These are multiple type of PST file which maybe available to user. If any of these file you need to Import from On-premises to Office 365 account then you read the whole blog.

Method 1: Migrate Outlook PST File to Office 365 Manually

Step-wise method to transfer Outlook 2016 PST to O365 manually are explained below. It will guide you on how to create a PST file and method to Import PST to Office 365 tenant account. If you already have a PST file then proceed with Step 2.

Step 1 : Create a PST file from Outlook 2016 / 2019

1. Launch Outlook on your machine
2. Go to File >> Option &Export>> Import/Export
3. Now, select Export file from Import and Export Wizard >> Next
4. Next select the Outlook data file (.pst) >> Next
5. Select the Data file needed to be exported
6. Now, select the Destination location of PST file
7. Enter the Passwords and click on Finish button

Note: Till now you have created a PST file of Single user account, now proceed with step 2.

Step 2 : Move Outlook PST to Office 365 Account

1. Open Outlook & Go to Open & Export/ Import Tab
2. Now, Select Import From another program file option
3. Select type of file as Outlook data file (.pst) >> Next
4. Browse the PST from source location to Import.
5. Choose option to select import sub-folder and Apply Filters
6. Finally, click on Import button to Import Outlook PST to Office 365 account

Note: Export/Import wizard is use to migrate PST file data but it is not completely successful. There are various drawbacks of the using manual approach, as a single mistake can corrupt the exported PST file data. Also, it takes too much time when user need to import multiple PST file to Office online or Multiple PST file to multi-user. To perform such type of operation, its better to use automated tool.

Method 2: Import Your Outlook PST to Your Office 365 Account Easily

Automated tool are the best method for transferring Outlook PST file to O365. These tools allow you to import your old Outlook data file (.pst) to your Office 365 email for multiple user accounts. Try SysTools Office Importer tool to export Outlook PST to Office 365 account in a few steps. You can import multiple PST file to a single account or multiple PST file to multiple user accounts in a single go. The Free demo version of the tool, allows you to export 25 items per folder from Outlook PST to O365 account.

Steps to Export Outlook PST file to Office 365 Account

1. First Download & Install Office 365 Import Tool
2. Enter the Account Credentials and click on Login button.
3. Now, Click on “Add Folder” Option
4. Browse required PST file & click on Open button.
5. All the PST file data will be listed in the software, provide the emails address for PST file. And Enter the Credentials to validate.
6. You can also ADD the CSV file into the software by clicking on “Add CSV” button.
7. You can also apply filters as per requirement by click on checkboxes to corresponding files.
8. After the click on “Attach Outlook PST file” and enable user to create folder.
9. Click on Incremental Import button to start migration from the last updated date.
10. Click on start button, the software will begin the migration process and you can view the result in the software itself.

Note: Automated tool is the best solution to migrate multiple PST file to Office 365 account.

Conclusion

In this blog we have tried to explain you the method to import your old Outlook data file (.pst) to your Office 365 email account using the automated and manual method. The automated method for transferring data come out to be the method solution. We have tested the method and it is totally saved and secure to use.