Skip to content

Commit 8264a1d

Browse files
authored
Revise documentation on .olm file import limitations
Updated the title and sections for clarity regarding the inability to import .olm files from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for Windows.
1 parent 83ce386 commit 8264a1d

File tree

1 file changed

+5
-5
lines changed

1 file changed

+5
-5
lines changed

Outlook/new-outlook-for-mac/import-export/cannot-import-olm-files.md

Lines changed: 5 additions & 5 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
11
---
2-
title: Can't import (.olm) file into Outlook for Windows
2+
title: Can't import (.olm) files from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for Windows
33
description: Provides information about how to migrate the data, such as email and contacts, into Outlook for Windows by using Microsoft Exchange Server.
44
author: cloud-writer
55
ms.author: meerak
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ appliesto:
1717
search.appverid: MET150
1818
ms.date: 01/30/2024
1919
---
20-
# You can't import `.olm` files from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for Windows
20+
# Can't import `.olm` files from Outlook for Mac to Outlook for Windows
2121

2222
_Original KB number:_   2649169
2323

24-
## Summary
24+
## Symptoms
2525

2626
Consider the following scenario:
2727

2828
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 so, you try to import the `.olm` file that was exported from Outlook for Mac. However, you receive the following error in Outlook for Windows:
2929

3030
> The file **\<path\>**.olm is not an Outlook data file (.pst).
3131
32-
## More information
32+
## Resolution
3333

3434
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.
3535

@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ Use the `Export-Mailbox` shell cmdlet from Microsoft Exchange PowerShell to expo
4545
- [How to Export and Import mailboxes to PST](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/how-to-export-and-import-mailboxes-to-pst-files-in-exchange-2007/ba-p/594262)
4646

4747
> [!NOTE]
48-
> Currently, Microsoft does not have a utility to convert an `.olm` file to a .pst file.
48+
> Currently, Microsoft doesn't have a utility to convert an `.olm` file to a .pst file.

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)