Office 365 is a cloud-based emailing platform that allows you to access multiple applications in one place. It is a subscription-based service, enriched with many features for better productivity and file management. In addition, it allows 1 TB of file storage per user to store mailbox data on the cloud. In addition, there are plenty of good reasons to switch from a POP3 email account to Office 365.
Top 3 Reasons to Migrate from POP3 to Office 365
• Office 365 allows you to work from anywhere with an internet connection. Furthermore, all data is saved on the cloud.
• Office 365 is more secure as it provides authentication over secure channels.
• Office 365 allows users to sync mailboxes across multiple systems. When you move to Office 365, there will always be a single data source because all your files are centrally located at a Microsoft data center.
Top 5 Methods to Migrate POP3 Emails to Office 365
If you’re planning to switch from your POP3 email account to Office 365, you can follow the below methods to migrate POP3 emails to Office 365:
Method 1: Copy/Move POP3 Emails to Office 365
You can manually move the email messages and email folders to Office 365. For this, follow these steps:
• Add your Office 365 mail account to Office 365.
• Once you have configured your Office 365 account, in the Outlook Folder pane, choose the email folder from which you want to move the email messages to Office 365.
• Click on a single email or press CTRL + A keys to select all emails.
• Right-click on the selection and click Move > Copy to folder.
• Now, choose the corresponding folder in Office 365 and click OK to begin the transfer.
• Once the transfer process is complete, verify that all the email messages are copied successfully.
Note: You cannot bulk select and move multiple folders by using this method.
Method 2: Export Emails from POP3 to PST File and Import to Office 365
You can export emails from the POP3 mailboxes to PST files and then import the PST file into Office 365. Below are the steps:
Export POP3 Emails to PST File
• Open your Outlook application and click File.
• Select Open & Export > Import/Export.
• Click Export to a file and click Next.
• Select Outlook Data File (.pst) and then click Next.
• Select your email account, choose the Include subfolders option, and then click Next.
• Click the Browse option to select the desired path to save the PST file.
• Click Finish.
Import PST to Office 365
• Add your Office 365 account to Outlook.
• Go to File > Open & Export > Import/Export.
• Select Import from another program or file and then click Next.
• Select Outlook Data file (.pst) and click Next.
• Click Browse to choose the exported Outlook PST data file and then choose the desired option to manage duplicates.
• Select the subfolders option and then click the Office 365 account from the dropdown list.
• Click Finish to import the PST file (POP3 emails) into Office 365.
Method 3: Network Upload
The Network Upload method is used to import multiple PST files into Office 365 mailboxes. In this method, you need to upload the PST files over the network at a temporary location on the Microsoft cloud. Then, you need to use the PST import service in Office 365 to import the PST files into the user’s mailboxes.
Method 4: Drive Shipping
In this, you need to copy your Outlook PST files to an encrypted drive and then send the hard drive to Microsoft to upload them to Azure storage. Microsoft charges $2/1 GB of PST files. This process also involves multiple steps: downloading the PST import tool, copying PST files to the hard drive, creating the PST import mapping file, and a PST import job in Office 365.
Method 5: Use a Specialized PST to Office 365 Migrator Tool
If you want to avoid the above-mentioned time-consuming and tedious manual methods, then use a professional PST to Office 365 migrator tool, such as Stellar Migrator for Outlook. It allows you to select Outlook data files, extract the mail items, and then export them directly to Office 365. The tool can migrate multiple PST files from multiple computers to Office 365 with 100% integrity.
Closure:
This article discussed different methods to migrate POP3 emails to Office 365. You can move the data of the POP3 mailbox to a folder in Office 365 or export the POP3 emails to a PST file and then import it into Office 365. You can also choose the Network Upload or Drive Shipping method to migrate POP3 emails (PST files) to Office 365. For a cost-effective, flexible, and scalable solution, you can use a professional Outlook PST to Office 365 migrator tool, such as Stellar Migrator for Outlook. It can directly migrate PST files to Office 365 and comes with a “pay per mailbox” plan.
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