Complete Guide to Migrate OST to Office 365

Migrating your OST files to Office 365 is often required when you move from a local Outlook environment to the cloud. During the conversion, you may face issues accessing your Outlook data. To ensure a smooth and secure data transfer without any data loss, it is important to follow the right approach. In this blog, we will explain everything you need to know to migrate OST to Office 365, including common challenges. For an easy approach, you can use the automated tool to ease your work.

Reasons to Migrate OST File to Office 365

Here are some of the reasons to migrate an OST file to Office 365. Below, we explain the reasons to transfer OST file to Office 365 in points.

• Migrating OST files helps prevent data loss if the Outlook profile, system, or Exchange server becomes unavailable.
• It offers better data protection with advanced security and backup features.
• Along with that, you can access Office 365 data from anywhere.
• Office 365 provides secure access to emails, calendars, and contacts.

Furthermore, we will discuss the method how to migrate OST to Office 365 or Microsoft 365.

Manual Solution to Migrate OST to Office 365

To import OST to Office 365, you first need to convert all OST files to the PST format. Then you can import the data into Office 365 using the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. However, it involves multiple steps, proceed further, and perform each step one by one individually: 

Note – This method only works if you have the accessible/connected OST file with the active Outlook Account.

Step I – Convert OST file to PST

1. To initiate the process, Open the Microsoft Outlook and go to File >> Open & Export >> Import/Export to open the wizard. 
2. Now, choose Export to a file >> and then Outlook Data File (.pst). 
3. Further, select the folders to export and follow the prompts. 
4. Moreover, select the destination path, and choose Replace duplicates with item exported.
5. At last, click Finish to create the PST files.

Step 02 – Create or use Office 365 Mailbox

1. Now, sign in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
2. After that, create a new account or select an existing one.
3. Then, assign exchange online license after that, wait for the mailbox to be fully provisioned.

Step 03- Import PST into Office 365 Using Outlook

1. Again, open Outlook and sign in with your Office 365 account.
2. Now, go to File >> Open & Export >> Import/Export.
3. Then, choose Import from another program or file and click Next.
4. Select the Outlook Data File (.pst) and then browse and select the exported PST file.
5. Likewise, choose Import items into the same folder and select the Office 365 mailbox.
6. Finally, click Finish to complete the migration.

Drawbacks of Using the Manual Method

• It is not useful for the bulk conversion, consume more time.
• This method does not deal with corrupted or orphaned files.
• The manual method will increase the risk of data loss.
• It does not support batch processing.

Automated Solution to Migrate OST to Office 365 

If you want to migrate data in a more simplified way, then use Aryson OST to Office 365 Tool. This software is made to ease the user’s work. You can not only migrate data in bulk but also convert large files. For a particular range of data, you can use the date filter option. Also, it can have the features to remove duplicates based on to, from, cc, and body.  Apart from tht, it can migrate the mailbox data effortlessly, like contacts and attachments, to Microsoft 365. The steps to Import OST to Office 365 is as follows. 

1. Firstly, download and install the Aryson OST to Office 365 Migration tool.
2. Then select the file/folder from the system and click open.
3. Now, preview the mailbox data from the tree structure and click next.
4. Afterthat, select Office 365 as the email client and enter login credendentilas. 
5. Further, you can apply the filters for a particular range of data.
6. Finally, select the path to save the resultant file and click on the convert button. 

Key benefits of using an automated solution

• This software perform task quickly and is safe to use.
• Easy to understand tool and has tech support 24/7.
• It has multiple file formats in which you can migrate, such as MBOX, PDF, PST, etc.
• This tool is made for both Mac and Windows.

You can also read another blog: How to convert EML to PST

Conclusion

To wrap up, you see the two methodologies to migrate OST to Office 365. You can opt for any suitable method as per your need. To migrate the mailbox data, use the above methods and easily transfer your files to any other format. We will also discuss the benefits and drawbacks of both methods, so choose accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I migrate an OST file directly to Office 365?
Ans. Yes. Aryson OST to Office 365 Migration tool allows direct migration of OST data to Office 365.

2. Is it possible to migrate OST to Office 365 without Outlook?
Ans. Yes. The Aryson OST to Office 365 Migration tool works independently and does not require Outlook installation.

3. Can orphaned OST files be migrated to Office 365?
Ans. Yes. The Aryson OST to Office 365 Migration can extract data from orphaned OST files and upload it to Office 365.