The battle between Mac and Windows becomes even more evident when people using Outlook for Mac wish to switch to Outlook for Windows. But the problem isn’t always because of the underlying operating system. So why is that so many Outlook for Mac 2011 users feel the need to move their mailboxes to Windows Outlook and if the need arises, how can they achieve it in an easy manner? One of the most favourable aspects of Microsoft Outlook is its easy compatibility with different operating systems. Outlook for Mac works just as fine for Outlook for Windows. But over the past years, quite a few Outlook users have been looking for ways to migrate their mailboxes from Mac to Windows. This trend poses a very logical question – when the emailing platform and features are the same on both operating systems, why do people feel the need to make a switch?
Why export Mac Outlook 2011 to PST? When Entourage was discontinued in favour of Outlook for Mac, users welcomed the change citing the user-friendliness and other features Outlook would bring. Why then have so many people switched to Windows Outlook over the past few years?
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For transferring messages and other items from a Windows Outlook to Mac Outlook, users can use the import feature of Outlook for Mac. The steps of this process are discussed below (which apply to Outlook for Mac 2011): Transfer the PST file to your Macintosh system. On the Outlook for Mac File menu, select Import. The.rwx file is where mailbox rules were stored in versions of Windows Outlook prior to 2002. Rules definitions are subsequently stored in a user's.pst file. The Mac version of Outlook uses a different format to store its mailbox rules definitions. Short answer, no, it is not possible. In fact, it is apparently quite the headache getting into those files at all.