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Convert OLK to Office 365 to Export OLK14Message to Office365

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Written By Nimisha Ramesh
Mack John
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Published On March 31st, 2017
Reading Time 4 Minutes Reading

Convert OLK to Office 365 Effortlessly

Nowadays, with the increasing popularity of digital market among the users, the mode of cross-communication is online. There are huge number of platform or email applications to share emails, text, meetings, etc. Each email client has its own format to save the address book. OLK is one such format, which belongs to Outlook. However, the challenge comes when users want to convert OLK to Office 365. The need of the same arises due to many professional or personal reasons. Some users want to store the address book in Office 365 so that they can access the data anytime. As Office 365 is a cloud, developed by Microsoft, which is a secure place for the storage of data. So, there are various reasons due to which multiple users are converting OLK14Message to Office 365. To know challenges faced by the users while migration, let us consider some of the user queries:

Query 1
“I have been working on Outlook for a long time. Nevertheless, now I have decided to import my address book to Office 365. I have searched for the methods, but I was unable to find any relevant procedure. Therefore, I am looking for a method to convert OLK14Message files to Office 365.”

Query 2
“As, we all know, using a web-based application is always more secure. I have my address book in OLK file format and from some days, I am thinking to transfer OLK to Office 365. Suggest me any possible method for the same.”

Query 3
“I want to convert OLK address book to Office 365 so that, I can access that from anywhere/anytime. However, it seems that there is no direct procedure to do this. If yes, please tell me.”
Methods for OLK files to Office 365 Migration
There is no direct method to export OLK to Office 365. However, users can follow an indirect method. These are the two steps in this method:

  • First export OLK file to Office 365 via PST
  • Then, exported OLK file to Office 365

Step 1
Import OLK to PST
There is no manual method to migrate OLK address book to MS Outlook PST. Therefore, users can take the help of third-party utility, namely OLK Converter. This tool is capable to migrate all the OLK14Message to Office365 through PST file format in an easy and smooth way. Once you convert OLK to PST then, you can proceed to the second step,  is to migrate OLK14Message to Office 365. By following these steps you can easily transfer OLK files to office 365.
Step 2
Exported OLK file to Office 365
Now, to import PST file to Office 365, there are two manual methods available. Use any of the methods as per the convenience. These two methods are:

  • Network Upload
  • Drive Shipping

Method 1: Network Upload

Follow the below-mentioned steps:

  • Firstly, copy the SAS URL and then, you need to install Azure AzCopy
  • After this, upload all the exported OLK files to Office 365 via PST
  • To proceed further, view the uploaded PST files
  • Now, make a new PST import mapping file
  • In the final step, create the PST import job in Office 365

Method 2: Drive Shipping

  • First of all, copy the PST files to a BitLocker-encrypted hard disk
  • Then, you need to ship the drive to Microsoft physically.
  • Once the Microsoft receives the hard disk, and then the data personnel will upload the received MS Outlook PST data to a location, which is temporary, in the cloud of Microsoft
  • Finally, you can use the Office 365 Import service to import the exported OLK file to Office 365.

Limitations

  • This method is lengthy as well as time consuming. Users who are poor in handling technical things need the help of technical expertise to follow each and every for the right and accurate results.
  • Data integrity is at risk. Therefore, there are chances of data loss.

Alternative Method
As there are so, limitations attached to manual method to import OLK to Office 365. Therefore, fortunately to overcome these limitations, users can use an expert solution, namely Office 365 Restore which helps to import Outlook PST file to Office 365 mailbox. This software provides so many filter options and can convert all exported OLK files to Office 365. This software has a very simple interface and used for quick results.

Conclusion

Migration from one platform to another platform is common nowadays and when it comes to migration of OLK files to PST, users have to face some challenges. These challenges come, as there is no direct method. Therefore, we have discussed a method to import OLK to Office 365. We have also discussed two utilities that can help for the accomplishment of the process.