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How to Import PST to Hotmail Account?

Summary: This technical guide helps you import PST to Hotmail account. If you have a PST file and want to import its content into your Hotmail account, this post will help you complete the importing process. Read the posts and till the end, you were able to import all emails from PST file to Hotmail mailbox with attachments.

Importing PST emails to any email client is a difficult task especially when it doesn’t support that file format. Here is the same case where the user wants to import their PST file to Hotmail account. However, Hotmail doesn’t give any option to import PST file.  Regardless of this, there are various alternative solutions to migrate PST file to Hotmail account and in this post, we will discuss them.

Now without any further delay, let’s move ahead and complete the PST to Hotmail migration process.

How to Import PST to Hotmail with Outlook?

Follow the below-given steps to open PST file in Hotmail account using the Outlook email client.

1. Launch the Outlook application on your system.

2. Click on File and select Add Account.

click on add account

3. Enter your Hotmail account details to add it in Outlook.

4. After configuration click File >> Open & Export >> Import/Export.

import/export

5. Choose Import from another program or file and press Next.

6. Select Outlook Data File (.pst) and click on Next.

choose .pst

7. Browse and select .pst file from your system.

browse pst file

8. Choose recently configured Hotmail account and click on Finish.

choose hotmail account

The import process will start and it takes time according to the amount of data that you want to upload.

How to Open PST file in Hotmail Without Outlook?

Try PST Converter on your system and import PST to Hotmail in a few simple clicks. The software can transfer large and corrupted PST file to Hotmail without affecting your data. The tool makes the importing simple, you just add the PST file and choose IMAP as a saving option. The tool will start importing the PST emails to Hotmail mailbox with attachments. It preserves data integrity and folder hierarchy during the process. It provides various search options to search particular emails from PST and upload them into Hotmail account.

Download a FREE version of this tool to know its working process in a better way.

Steps to Import PST to Hotmail

1. Run PST to Hotmail Import Tool on your system.

2. Navigate to Open >> Email Data Files >> Outlook PST File >> Choose Files from Folder.

add pst file

3. Here, you can view emails from PST file before importing them.

preview pst emails

4. Click on Export and choose IMAP.

choose imap

5. Enter your Hotmail account login details.

enter hotmail credentials

6. Click on the Save button to start the importing.

Done! Here start the PST to Hotmail migration process and it will take a few seconds to complete the process. Once the process is complete, log in to your Hotmail account and check the uploaded file.

Advantage of Using PST to Hotmail Import tool

  • Directly Upload PST to Hotmail: This is a stand-alone application which means you do not need to install any other application to complete the process. Just run the tool, add the PST file, enter Hotmail account details, and click on Save.
  • Bulk Migration of PST Files: Sometimes, users need to upload multiple PST files. This software has the option to import multiple PST files in a single attempt.
  • Retain Data Integrity: Users are always concerned about the structure while importing. This software preserves 100% data integrity and maintains the folder & subfolder hierarchy during and after the process.
  • Selective Importing: Sometimes, users do not want to import the complete data of PST file. The tool is able to upload selected data items from PST file based on date range, to, from, subject, etc.
  • Easy to Use: It is designed with advanced algorithms and a simplified user graphical interface. Any novice user can easily use it without any technical training and guidance.
  • Multiple Migration: The tool not only import to PST to Hotmail but to other email accounts. The tool also import PST to Exchange and many other webmail accounts.

Conclusion

In this post, we have discussed how to import PST to Hotmail account. Here, we have mentioned both manual and automated solutions to upload PST file to Hotmail. Both methods are 100% workable and give accurate results. However, in the manual method, Outlook must be installed on your system. While professional solutions can directly transfer PST file without any configuration.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is there any size limit when importing a PST file to Hotmail?
Ans. No, there is no file size limitation. The tool will effortlessly import large PST file into Hotmail mailbox. Moreover, there will be no data loss while importing large PST file.

2.  Will my folder structure be affected while importing PST file to the Hotmail account?
Ans. Yes, the tool will maintain email folder and sub-folder hierarchy and structure while import PST to Hotmail with attachments.

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