Backing up your Outlook 2013 calendar is as simple as exporting the data to a file. Choose between two types of export files: PST (Personal Folders) or Comma Separated Values, or CSV for short.
It’s been long since email has become part and parcel of our life. We send and receive emails every single day using different email clients, but it is no secret that till date the corporate world prefers Microsoft Outlook. The app has been around for sometime and its functionality is appreciated by a lot of users. Not only you can send, receive and store your emails in the app, you can also use it for storing your Contacts and other data, marking events in Calendar, etc.
Having said that, let us not forget that Outlook is a MS product and it is meant primarily for Windows users. There are certain limitations when it comes to using it on Mac system, one of them being calendar entries synchronization.
There are certain ways to go about it, e.g. you can sort of sync calendar entries via online services such as Google Calendar. But here we will talk about the easiest way to sync your Mac and Outlook Calendar events - with the help of SyncMate.
So what is SyncMate?
SyncMate is a software tool that enables syncing your Mac data with data stored on Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud and other online cloud services; various devices, including iOS, Android and MTP devices. The application can sync not only Calendar entries, but also Contacts, files, folders and media libraries (iTunes, iPhoto). You can opt for automatic synchronization, the app will do it for you in the background, so nothing will distract you from your work.
Due to macOS limitations SyncMate only syncs with online Outlook accounts; sync with desktop Outlook app for Mac is not supported at this time.Sync your Outlook Calendar with iCal
To sync your Outlook Calendar with Mac Calendar, do as follows:
- Download and install SyncMate on your Mac. Once the installation is complete, launch the application to display the main window.
- In the left pane click ‘Add New’ link. Wizard will assist you, just make sure to click Microsoft Services button to choose Outlook. Note, that sync is performed between your Mac and Outlook online account.
- Login using your username and password.
- Specify synchronization parameters.
- Click ‘Sync’.
There is a handy Autosync option - go for it if you want the app to do all the work for you in the background, and you can carry on with your other tasks.
SyncMate also enables mounting OneDrive cloud storage, so you can access and manage data on it as if it were another disk on your Mac.
Mac synchronization FAQs
Q: Why is syncing data on Mac OS X needed?
A: Because when you want to keep data up to date across multiple devices, it is the easiest way to go. The alternative is updating everything manually and doing so on your Mac, then on your phone and cloud services can be very time consuming. If you use SyncMate, you just need to connect your device to macOS and then choose exactly which data to sync. The entire process lastas a couple of minutes.
Q: Is there a difference between data transfer and Mac data synchronization?
A: Data transfer refers to the process of simply moving a piece of information from one device to the other. Data transfer can be done between a computer, mobile devices or even cloud storage. With SyncMate, besides data transfer you get synchronization which is the process of equally updating data on each side of the transfer process. So you make sure that all devices get all the updated information at the same time.
Q: Is there a device limit I can sync with Mac through SyncMate?
A: SyncMate won’t ever limit the number of accounts or devices you can sync with Mac Os X. You can contact as many devices as you need, transforming your Mac into a veritable sync center. As an iOS sync Mac solution, SyncMate gives you the possibility of connecting Android and iOS devices no matter the numbers.
Q: Can I Use SyncMate Offline?
A: Yes, SyncMate gives you the ability to synchronize Mac computers with other devices through Bluetooth, USB or Wi-Fi so you can also do it while being offline.
Few facts about SyncMate
Without doubt, SyncMate is the only tool that offers a Sync Service to transfer data between Mac and other accounts or devices. With SyncMate you get two features in one tool - Mac data transfer and Mac data synchronization. Any device you connect to your Mac will be mounted as a Mac OS X disk and you can easily transfer and sync data.
Safety is guaranteed when using SyncMate since all the data syncing is performed directly between the Mac and your connected device, no extra storage places used.
If you want flexibility and functionality, SyncMate is the only app that offers you plenty of both. No need to find several apps for different types of data when you want to sync between Mac and Android or other OS. Even more, SyncMate enables you to sync absolutely any type of data between supported devices and macOS.
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- Congratulations on getting a shiny new Mac!
- You probably have years worth of email sitting in Outlook.
- How do you migrate it over?
- There are different ways to do it, but MessageSave is by far the easiest and most reliable! (As opposed to some of the other methods, it correctly handles large mailboxes, timestamps, attachments, sender addresses, foreign language emails, etc.)
- Download MessageSave and see for yourself how simple it is.
The process is very simple:
- Download and install MessageSave on your Windows PC and restart Outlook.
- Run 'Export Messages' menu command to export your Outlook folders as MBOX files.
Outlook 2010 or newer: Click on the small triangle under the MessageSave button, select 'Apple Mac Export -> Export Messages'.
Outlook 2007 or older: Click on the 'Tools -> MessageSave -> Apple Mac Export -> Export Messages' menu command - Copy the MBOX files over to the Mac.
- Import the MBOX files into your Mac mail client ( Apple Mail, Outlook for Mac or Entourage ).
- That's it. You're done. View the demo to see how simple it is.
Note: MessageSave also supports exporting Contacts and Calendar in addition to migrating messages.
To import an MBOX file into Apple Mail:
- Copy the .mbox file to your Mac. A USB flash drive or an external hard drive is probably the easiest way to do that.
- Open Apple Mail.
- Invoke 'File->Import Mailboxes' menu command.
- Check the 'Files in mbox format' option and click 'Continue'.
- Select your MBOX files in the next window and click 'Continue'.
- That's it. You are done. Congratulations!
- View the video if you would like to see the entire process in action.
To import an MBOX file into Entourage:
- Copy the .mbox file to your Mac. A USB flash drive or an external hard drive is probably the easiest way to do that.
- Open Entourage.
- Simply drag and drop the mbox file(s) onto the Entourage Inbox (in the Entourage folder list).
- After that, you should see a small triangle to the left of the Inbox. Click on it to display the newly imported folder(s). Note: If you have a large number of messages, Entourage might take a bit of time processing your MBOX file.
- That's it. You are done. Congratulations!
- View the video if you would like to see the entire process in action.
To import an MBOX file into Outlook 2011 for Mac:
- Copy the .mbox file to your Mac. A USB flash drive or an external hard drive is probably the easiest way to do that.
- On your Mac, in Outlook 2011, select 'Outlook 2011 -> File -> Import' menu command.
- Select 'Contacts or messages from a Text file' option.
- Click on 'Continue' (Right arrow button).
- Select 'Import messages from an MBOX-format text file'.
- Click on 'Continue' (Right arrow button)
- Select the MBOX file(s) you'd like to import. (If you are unable to select MBOX files because they are greyed out, please see the next section).
- Click on 'Import' button.
- Click on 'Finish' button.
- You will find the imported mailboxes under 'ON MY COMPUTER'. (Note: If 'ON MY COMPUTER' section is in collapsed mode, click on the triangle next to it to expand it).
If you see that MBOX files are greyed out in the 'Import Mail' window (Step 7 above)
- Download this application to the Mac.
- Double-click to unzip it.
- Double-click on the unzipped file 'mbfr'. If you receive an error while launching mbfr, please follow steps in the 'How to open an app from a unidentified developer and exempt it from Gatekeeper' section of this article. If the error indicates that the 'app is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash', then follow these steps.
- Open Apple menu - System Preferences - Security and Privacy - General tab. Gatekeeper options are found under the header 'Allow applications downloaded from:'.
- Set the 'Gatekeeper' option to 'Anywhere'.
- Once the import is done, be sure to restore the Gatekeeper option to the original value.
- Point it to the folder where your MBOX files are located.
- After that restart Outlook, and you should be able to select MBOX files in the 'Import Mail' window.
Additional important notes about importing email
- MBOX format is supported only when using MessageSave with Outlook 2002 or newer.
- MessageSave only exports email messages, contacts and calendar from Windows Outlook. It does not export from Outlook 2011 for Mac. Import into Outlook 2011 for Mac is supported.
- To import an mbox file into Entourage, simply drag and drop it onto one of the folders in the Entourage folder list. Be sure to drop it into a local (On My Computer) folder, as opposed to a folder on a server. (You will be able to move it later).
- Apple Mail and Entourage might have trouble importing very large mbox files (over 3000 messages). If you hit this issue, try splitting your large Outlook folder into smaller folders with fewer than 3000 messages each. This is a Mail and Entourage issue, not MessageSave.
- Apple Mail (and Thunderbird) have issues importing mbox files with very long names, or with certain characters, such as #, in the file name. If you see errors, try renaming your mbox file.
- We have tested MessageSave on folders with tens of thousands of messages - it worked without a hitch. However, exporting large folders might take a bit of time. Also, the evaluation version is limited to processing 50 messages at a time. Be assured that the full version does not have this limit.
- When you try to import the mbox file(s) into Apple Mail, the import dialog may display the mbox files as grayed out. Simply click 'Choose' and Apple Mail will import the files.
- In some cases, when you import a large MBOX file into Apple Mail, then look in the Imported folder, you would see only headers and no message bodies. This happens while the imported messages are still being processed. And if you try to open or move them during that time, import might abort. Please restart your mail application, import messages again and leave the machine as is for about 30 minutes. After that you should see the messages. Then you should see your messages fully imported.
Apple computers are becoming more and more popular. You see the silver MacBooks everywhere. Apple's ad campaigns seem to be working very well as more and more people are switching from Windows computers to Macs. With that, they often have a need to bring their mail over to the new platform.
Outlook is the most popular email client for Windows. MessageSave makes it very easy to export your Outlook email and import it into a Mac mail client, such as Apple Mail, Entourage, etc. MessageSave will work with any Outlook email account (PST or Exchange). MessageSave preserves attachments, sender email addresses, message timestamps, multiple languages. Download the free trial version and see for yourself how easy it is. MessageSave supports exporting contacts and Calendar in addition to migrating messages.
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