subject: Do's And Don'ts During Lotus Notes Migration [print this page] If you are contemplating upon changing your email client from Lotus Notes to MS Outlook, then converting NSF email files to PST files of Outlook will prevent you from losing access to your old Lotus Notes email data and you will be able to keep accessing it in PST files of Outlook after conversion. This can be done with the help of an outside tool that can help you Convert NSF Files to Outlook PST files.
Useful Notes to Outlook Migration Tool: Easy-to-use tools are users' delight and SysTools Export Notes software gives just that - easiness delight to the person using it for Lotus Notes NSF to MS Outlook PST migration.
Do's and Don'ts during Notes to Outlook Migration: Now that you have decided upon this Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook migration using a third-party NSF to PST conversion, then there are many things that can help you perform the conversion in a proper way. There are some do's and don'ts that help you perform perfect, accurate and appropriate Lotus Notes migration process. Some of the most helpful do's and don'ts during Lotus Notes to MS Outlook migration are as follows:
Do's during Lotus Notes Migration:
*Do Install Lotus Notes email application on the conversion machine
*Do Install Outlook email client on the conversion machine and configure with dummy POP3 account.
*Do copy all Lotus Notes NSF files to be converted on the machine where the conversion has to be carried out.
*Do copy .id files too if NSF files are encrypted, as you may require it.
*Do check NSF file to view the corruption. Some folders may get grayed out or show a light green color. To remove view corruption, rename an existing folder in NSF file or move emails out of grayed folder and copy email to some new folder and then close the NSF file to take changes into effect.
Don'ts during Lotus Notes Migration:
*Don't connect to Domino Server during conversion.
*Don't work on same NSF file in use during the conversion.
*Don't convert those NSF files, which are stored on the network shares, as it may delay conversion and may lead to data loss.
Following these do's and don'ts, you can witness flawless migration from Notes to Outlook.
