How to Use Hotmail in Apple Mail – Tips For 2019 You Must Know

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Written By Ashwani Tiwari
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Published On November 16th, 2023
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Hotmail to Apple Mail Migration

Query: I want to migrate my all Hotmail emails to MAC Mail. For that, I was trying to add Hotmail (Outlook.com) account to Apple Mail, but not luck. Can anyone tell me how do I connect and use Hotmail in Apple Mail?

Solution: If you are getting issue while syncing your Hotmail emails to Apple Mail, then don’t waste your time in adding Outlook.com to Mail.app. You can use direct solution i.e; SysTools Hotmail Backup software. This tool gives 4 options to export Outlook.com data in multiple formats. You need to select MBOX file option for now. After that, import downloaded MBOX file into Apple Mail.

Let’s see how to link Hotmail in Apple Mail in 2 steps and move all emails into MAC Mail.

Let’s start the procedure.

Step 1: Export Hotmail Account Emails into Apple Mail Supported File

  • First, you have to download and run Hotmail Email Backup Tool on your machine.
  • Enter the login credentials of your Hotmail account for which you want to take backup.
login
  • A new window will appear, select MBOX file format as Apple Mail supports this format.
select format
  • Select the destination location for your exported Outlook.com data by clicking on the Browse button.
browse location
  • If you want to delete emails from the Outlook.live.com account after download, then click on Delete After Download button.
  • A message will appear and ask Are you sure you want to delete the emails from the server after download”? Click Yes.
Click yes
  • Now Delete After Download option will be enabled.
delete after download option
  • If you want to import selective folder or emails from Hotmail to Apple Mail, then click on the Apply filter option.
apply filter option
  • Select all or any folder for which you want to take the backup (we have selected Inbox). Go to the Email Filter section and choose time-interval for selective migration of Hotmail emails.
filter emails to backup Hotmail data
  • Now both options are enabled. Hit on the Start button to execute the export process of Outlook Online Emails.
start the process
  • After hitting on Start, the export process will start immediately.
  • Hotmail account data successfully exported.
successfully export
  • Get your exported Hotmail email account data in MBOX on saved location. C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Hotmail-Emails-Backup\[email protected]\Inbox
Location of Downloaded File

Now, import the downloaded Hotmail emails MBOX data file into Apple Mail. To do so, follow the below step 2.

Step 2: Import Hotmail Downloaded MBOX File into MAC Mail Manually

  • Open your Apple Mail application on MAC Operating System.
Apple Mail
  • Click on the File and select Import Mailboxes from the list.
Select Import Mailboxes
  • Choose Files in MBOX format option from the Import Wizard. Click Continue.
Choose MBOX file option
  • Select inbox.mbox file wherever you saved it for importing Hotmail emails to Apple Mail.
Select MBOX
  • A message will appear and explain where you will find your imported MBOX file. Hit on the Done button.

For more info, please visit here: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/mac/how-to-extract-pst-and-mbox-emails.html

Finally, we have got Hotmail Emails in Apple Mail Account.

Conclusion

Now, we have learned how to move emails from Hotmail to Apple Mail only in 2 steps. We have provided a better solution for those users who face problems while they link or connect the Hotmail account to MAC Mail application. There is no need to add or sync Outlook.com to Apple Mail when there is a direct solution (explained above) available.

How Do I get Hotmail in Apple Mail File?

4 Steps to Get Hotmail in Apple Mail File
Step 1: Download and Run Hotmail backup tool and log in with the Hotmail account.
Step 2: Select the MBOX file to get Hotmail emails in Apple Mail.
Step 3: Browse a location to save the Apple Mail file.
Step 4: Click on Start to move Hotmail to the Apple Mail file.

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By Ashwani Tiwari

Being a Chief Technical Analyst, I am aware of the technicalities faced by the user while working with multiple technologies. So, through my blogs and articles, I love to help all the users who face various challenges while dealing with technology.

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