Best Techniques to Import Outlook PST Files to Hotmail Account
“Hi Everyone, I have bought Chromebook yesterday and I am now adding email accounts in it. I used to use Microsoft Outlook app, so all my important emails are in Outlook. I know the PST file location & I have saved this PST file in my PC locally. Now, the problem is I want to switch to Hotmail and thus, want my PST data in my new Hotmail.com email account. Can I import a PST file to Hotmail? Or is there any other way to move emails from Outlook to Hotmail?”
Migrating the local Outlook data to Hotmail account is actually a quite easy process. However, there are things that you must keep in mind while uploading the PST file to Hotmailcom.
Upload All Type of PST Data to Hotmail
You can now easily see what type of data is migrated from PST data file to Hotmail.
- Default Mail Folders
During the process to import data from default mail folders such as Inbox, Sent Items etc., you may face the problem as these folders can’t move easily. To import PST to Hotmail account, you first have to select all the items (CTRL+A) and then you can transfer all the selected items of the folder in your Hotmail account folder.
- Calendar
The best way to import Outlook PST calendar to Hotmail is by switching the Calendar view to the List view through the View Tab.
- Contacts
The process to move contacts is similar to move emails from the Inbox folder. For the easy export of contacts, you can switch the List view through the Home Tab.
- Task
Moving the tasks is an easy process, you can note the two things here,
1. Make sure to select the Task Folder and not the To-Do list 2. Make sure that filters are not applied, Select Simple list or Detailed list. This particular step will also allow you to move the history of tasks that are already completed.
Try the Best Solution to Import PST to Hotmail Account
Transfer PST data to Hotmail.com account by using SysTools Office 365 Backup and Restore software. The tool has the functionality to backup and restores the data into the Office 365 account. The restore feature can be easily used to retrieve data from any desired mailbox in a few clicks.
You can use this tool to restore the local PST file data into Hotmail account. With this software, you can restore PST emails along with attachments. It also ensures to retain the complete metadata attributes & the folder structure.
Let us follow the below-mentioned steps to import PST to Hotmail account:
1. Download and Run the software.
2. A screen will appear where you have to add the credentials. Sign in with Hotmail account ID. Click “Sign In” option.
3. Now choose the Office 365 restore option to import PST to Hotmail. Then, click the Next option.
4. Now, from the new window, click the Browse button to browse PST file which you want to import in Hotmail account. After selecting the Outlook PST file, Click Open button. Now, simply click the “Restore” option.
5. The software will now provide a screen through which you can select a category like emails, contacts, tasks, calendars etc. You can also select the create folder hierarchy option to maintain the folder hierarchy while uploading PST files into Hotmail account. Select Apply date filter option to choose a time period if you do not want to migrate the entire data into the Hotmail account.
6. After clicking the start button the software will display the progress of restoring data.
7. Once the process to import PST to Hotmail gets completed, a message “The restoration process is completed” will be shown. Now, you can log in your Hotmail.com account to check the migrated file.
8. Now, after signing in, in the left side pane, you can see the imported PST file data folder with exact folder structure.
Related : How to Import PST files into Gmail account?
Conclusion
By reading this article, one can easily import PST to Hotmail account. This write-up explains the best method to transfer emails from Outlook to Hotmail.com without any data loss. A third party solution tool is also discussed which is an effective solution to move emails to Hotmail from Outlook.