How to Export Email from Lotus Notes in Different File Formats
If you are here then it might be possible that you are looking for a quick way to export emails from Lotus Notes. Then it time to rejoice because you are on the right path to know how to export multiple emails from IBM Notes.
Well, if you research a little bit, then you will find that Lotus Notes only give gives you an option to save Lotus Notes emails in EML file format. But in the situation where users have to export email in other file format, then no option available. Moreover to make the picture more clear let’s see a user real-time user query.
Hi, I am planning to switch from Lotus Notes to other email clients and I want to export all my email data from IBM Notes. Now the thing is that Lotus Notes only provides an EML option while saving emails which is not beneficial for me. So if knows any way to export Lotus Notes in a different file format rather than EML then please suggest it to me.
How to Export Emails from Lotus Notes in Three File Formats?
If your situation is similar, then you can try SysTools NSF Converter Tool which gives you the option to convert Lotus Notes emails into three different file formats such as EML, MSG, and MBOX. It also gives you an option to directly add the NSF file or you can add files also from the Domino Server. Along with Mail the tool also able to export calendars and contacts from Lotus Notes. The tool is capable to preserve folder hierarchy, Internet Header, HTML Formatting during the process.
How to Export Email From Lotus Notes Using Tool
1. First, you have to download the tool form the above download button
2. Now choose the Select NSF File radio button and click on the Add File(s) or Add Folder
3. Choose Export Format as per your choice
4. Now, choose Categories from Select Categories
5. After that select the Advance Conversion option to preserve folder hierarchy, internet header, and many others
6. Choose the destination location to save the resultant file
7. At last click on the Export button to initiate the process
Free Method to Export emails form Lotus Notes
If you are seeking for the manual method to complete this task, then here in this section we are going to discuss the free method. But keep one thing in mind that in this technique you will only export IBM Notes in EML.
1. First IBM Notes on your machine
2. Now, go to the File option and choose Save As option.
3. Choose the location to save to NSF files.
4. At last click on the save button to save NSF file to EML
Drawbacks of Manual Method
- As we said above manual method can save your mail in EML format but it only saves it one-by-one so it is a very time-consuming process.
- You can only apply this method only on the Lotus Notes 8.5 and higher version.
- High chance of NSF file corruption if any interception occurs during the export process.
Conclusion
There are many Lotus Notes users searching for a way to export emails from Lotus Notes in different file formats. So here in this blog, we have discussed the two best ways to complete this task in the first method you can easily export NSF into a different file format and in the second method, you can export NSF to EML. Now it up to you to choose the right approch for you.
