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How to convert Lotus Notes names.nsf to Outlook PST?

Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook are the two most popular email clients that are used today. Exporting Lotus Notes emails to Outlook PST is a bit tricky. In this blog, we have explained methods to convert Lotus Notes contacts to Outlook.

User query: I am an IT professional working in an IT company. I had switched my job from one organisation to another organisation. In my previous organisation, IBM Notes/HCL Notes was used to manage office workflow. Now in my new organisation, Microsoft Outlook is used to manage workflow, and I want to export all my contacts from the Lotus Notes Names.nsf file to Microsoft Outlook. Can anyone suggest a method for converting a Lotus Notes names.nsf file to Outlook PST?

Lotus Notes Vs Outlook

Lotus Notes/HCL Notes uses NSF files to manage emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, etc. 

Microsoft Outlook uses PST files to manage emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, etc.

Smart Solution to convert Lotus Notes names.nsf to Outlook PST

With eSoftTools Lotus Notes Address Book converter software, users can easily convert NSF files with contacts like names.nsf to PST, vCard, CSV and MSG. It exports contact with every field like Name, phone number, email address, attachments, etc.

How to convert Lotus Notes names.nsf to Outlook PST?

Download, install and launch eSoftTools Lotus Notes Address Book converter software on your Windows PC.

Click the Select NSF button on the above menu bar, and a new conversion window will open.

  1. Choose the conversion method:
    1. Single NSF file conversion: This conversion mode is suitable for adding a single NSF file.
    2. Bulk NSF file conversion: This conversion mode is suitable for adding multiple NSF files.
Lotus Notes Address Book Converter Software

Click the Next button and all files & folders of the NSF files loaded into the software.

Preview all the files & folders, including contacts of the NSF files, and select them according to your needs.

Open Lotus Notes NSF File

Click the Convert button on the above menu bar, and a new conversion window will open

Select the PST option from the Lotus Notes Conversion options by selecting the radio button.

NSF Contact Export

Browse the saving location where you want to save the PST file on your Windows system.

Louts Notes Address Book Conversion

At last, click the Convert button, and the conversion process will initiate.

Exclusive features

  • Quick method to export Lotus Notes contacts to Microsoft Outlook.
  • Save Lotus Notes to other file formats like vCard, MSG and CSV.
  • Preview Lotus Notes/HCL contacts in the preview panel before conversion.
  • Convert multiple Lotus Notes/HCL Notes contacts in bulk NSF file conversion mode.
  • Migrate NSF contacts to cloud applications like Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Office 365.
  • The software works with all Lotus Notes/HCL Notes/IBM Notes.
  • Compatible with all editions of the Windows Operating system from Windows 11 to below editions. 

FAQs

Q. Can I convert multiple Lotus Notes contacts to PST format?

Ans. Yes, in the bulk NSF file conversion mode, you can add multiple NSF contacts into the eSoftTools Lotus Notes Address Book converter software and convert them to PST.

Q. Can I use the free demo version of the software to check how the software works?

Ans. Yes, in the free demo version, you can convert 25 NSF data items from each folder and convert to another file format free of cost.

Q. Can I convert all types of NSF files, like Names.nsf and archive.nsf?

Ans. Yes, you can convert all types of NSF files, like names.nsf or archive.nsf, to PST, CSV, MSG and vCard file formats in this application.

Q. Does this software preserve the original formatting of NSF contacts during conversion?

Ans. Yes, this software preserves the original formatting of NSF contacts without altering any field of contacts during conversion to other file formats.

Q. Can I save the converted PST file to my desired location on my computer?

Ans. Yes, this tool allows users to choose the desired location to save the converted PST contacts file on their Windows system.

Conclusion

There are manual methods also available to convert NSF contacts to PST format but they are complicated and require technical expertise. We advised you to use an automated method for conversion because this method is trustworthy and converts multiple NSF contacts to PST and other file formats in bulk. In the demo version you can convert 25 NSF data items from each folder to check how software works.


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