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Original KB number: 2649169
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Summary
Consider the following scenario:
You try to transfer data from Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook for Mac 2011, such as email and contacts, to Outlook for Windows. To do this, you try to import the .olm file that was exported from Outlook for Mac. However, you receive the following error in Outlook for Windows:
The file .olm is not an Outlook data file (.pst).
More information
Microsoft Outlook for Windows doesn't support .olm data files. However, there are several methods that you can use to transfer data from Outlook for Mac to a Windows-based Outlook client. These methods require that you use Microsoft Exchange Server.
Synchronize data with Microsoft Exchange Server
If the data is available in a mailbox that is located on an Exchange Server, the Outlook for Windows client can access the data. To do this, the Windows client connects to the Exchange Server by using either Cached Exchange Mode or Online mode.
Outlook Email For Mac Mail
Export data from Microsoft Exchange to an Outlook data (.pst) file
Use the Export-Mailbox shell cmdlet from Microsoft Exchange PowerShell to export mailbox data to an Outlook data (.pst) file. For more information about the Export-Mailbox shell cmdlet, see:
Note
Summary
Consider the following scenario:
You try to transfer data from Outlook 2016 for Mac or Outlook for Mac 2011, such as email and contacts, to Outlook for Windows. To do this, you try to import the .olm file that was exported from Outlook for Mac. However, you receive the following error in Outlook for Windows:
The file .olm is not an Outlook data file (.pst).
More information
Microsoft Outlook for Windows doesn't support .olm data files. However, there are several methods that you can use to transfer data from Outlook for Mac to a Windows-based Outlook client. These methods require that you use Microsoft Exchange Server.
Synchronize data with Microsoft Exchange Server
If the data is available in a mailbox that is located on an Exchange Server, the Outlook for Windows client can access the data. To do this, the Windows client connects to the Exchange Server by using either Cached Exchange Mode or Online mode.
Outlook Email For Mac Mail
Export data from Microsoft Exchange to an Outlook data (.pst) file
Use the Export-Mailbox shell cmdlet from Microsoft Exchange PowerShell to export mailbox data to an Outlook data (.pst) file. For more information about the Export-Mailbox shell cmdlet, see:
Note
Currently, Microsoft does not have a utility to convert an .olm file to a .pst file.
Learn how to forward email from Outlook for Mac 2016 using the instructions below.
How to forward email from Outlook for Mac
- Open Outlook for Mac and click the Home tab.
- Click Rules (located near the center).
- Select Edit Rules from the drop down menu.
- Be sure that your mailbox is selected on the left under Server Rules then select the plus (+) sign near bottom to add a rule.
- Change the rule name to Forward Email.
- Change the From drop down, located under the When a new message arrives that meets all these conditions: to All Messages.
See image below for steps 6 - 10. - Under the Do the following heading change Move to Folder to Redirect to.
- Type the email address you would like to forward to in the field.
- Ensure that the boxes are checked for:
- Do not apply other rules to messages that meet the same conditions
- Enabled
- Click OK.
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The rule should be listed with the box checked in the Rules window. Click the red dot in the upper left to finish.
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