How to Export Data from Lotus Notes Database? 

Many users want to export data from Lotus Notes (HCL Notes) due to various reasons. Do you also want to export data from Lotus Notes (HCL Notes)? If yes, then you landed on the right page. In this blog, you will explore How to export data from the Lotus Notes Database.

Most organisations use Lotus Notes (HCL Notes)  to send, and receive emails and do other tasks in Lotus Notes (HCL Notes). But now Lotus Notes (HCL Notes) lost its market and users want to use other email clients for email management. Users who use Lotus Notes  (HCL Notes) and want to switch to other email clients, will have to convert Lotus Notes NSF (Notes Storage File) to other file formats for switching.

Reasons to export data from Lotus Notes Database

Before we provide solutions on how to export data from Lotus Notes (HCL Notes) databases let’s discuss some of the reasons.

• If users want to switch from Lotus Notes(HCL Notes) email client to other email clients then you have to export data.

• Sometimes users want to backup data from Lotus Notes (HCL Notes) and can do it by converting it to another file format.

• If users want to protect old emails then can do it by exporting old emails from Lotus Notes (HCL Notes) to other file formats.

• Wants to free up storage space by migrating some emails from Lotus Notes ( HCL Notes) to other email clients or cloud-based applications and prevent the data from corruption and data loss. 

Export Lotus Notes Database to CSV Excel manually

1. Launch and open the Lotus Notes application.
2. Click File >> Open>> Choose the NSF file from its location.
3. Click the File button & click on Export.
4. Enter the File Name in the File Name location & Select the Comma-separated Value option in the Save as type and press the Export button.
5. Now select the required option and click OK.

Best solution to export data from Lotus Notes Database

The smartest and best solution for exporting data from the Lotus Notes(HCL Notes) Database is eSoftTools NSF to PST converter software. This software allows you to directly convert and migrate data from the Lotus Notes(HCL Notes) database, such as emails, contacts, calendars, notes, tasks, etc., to other email clients or cloud-based email applications. Its intuitive and user-friendly graphical interface allows both technical and non-technical users to use it easily.

How to export data from the Lotus Notes Database?

1. Download, install and launch eSoftTools NSF to PST converter software in your system.
2. Click the Select NSF button to select the NSF files in the software.
3. Preview the NSF file contents such as email, contacts, calendars, Notes, tasks, etc. in the preview panel and select the files/folders want to be converted.
4. Click the convert button and jump to the conversion wizard.
5. Select the file format from the conversion format and browse the saving location for the converted file to save on your system.
6. Apply email filtering and naming convention features if you want.
7. Click the Convert button and start the conversion from NSF to other file formats that are chosen.  

Note: This software can convert Lotus Notes(HCL Notes) NSF files to Other file formats but the Lotus Notes(HCL Notes) application needs to be installed on your system.

Benefits and features to export data from Lotus Notes Database

• Convert a single NSF mailbox and multiple mailboxes into a PST  at a time. 
• You can convert NSF files to other file formats also such as EML, EMLX, MBOX, HTML, ICS, vCard, etc.
• In the preview panel, you can see the inner content of the  NSF file and select the files and folders that you want to convert into PST files. 
• Export NSF file contacts to vCard and calendars to ICS format. 
• It can work with NSF files of all editions of IBM Lotus such as 10.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.0, 8.5, 8.0.2, 7.0, 6.5, 6.0.
•  In the demo version, you can convert 25 files from each folder of the NSF file to PST.

Conclusion

This blog describes two methods: manual and automated. The manual method requires effort and doesn’t give the desired result. However, the automated method is simple and provides various conversion file formats that help you easily switch and export Data from Lotus Notes Database in any other email client.