How to Use Hotmail in Apple Mail – Tips For 2019 You Must Know

Query: I want to migrate my all Hotmail emails to MAC Mail. For that, I was trying to add Hotmail (Outlook.com) account to Apple Mail, but not luck. Can anyone tell me how do I connect and use Hotmail in Apple Mail?

Solution: If you are getting issue while syncing your Hotmail emails to Apple Mail, then don’t waste your time in adding Outlook.com to Mail.app. You can use direct solution i.e; SysTools Hotmail Backup software. This tool gives 4 options to export Outlook.com data in multiple formats. You need to select MBOX file option for now. After that, import downloaded MBOX file into Apple Mail.

Note: Before we begin, make sure you have turned on the Two-step verification for Hotmail. Also, you require an App password which you can easily generate by going to https://account.microsoft.com/security/ & login to your Outlook.com account. Go to Security >> Manage how I sign in >> App Passwords. Click Here to get the detailed steps for creating an App Password for a Hotmail account.

Let’s see how to link Hotmail in Apple Mail in 2 steps and move all emails into MAC Mail.

• Step 1: Export Outlook.com Account Emails into Apple Mail Supported File
• Step 2: Import Hotmail Downloaded MBOX File to Apple Mail Manually

Step 1: Export Hotmail Account Emails into Apple Mail Supported File

• First, you have to download and run Hotmail Email Backup Tool on your machine.

• Enter the login credentials of your Hotmail account including the Username and App password for which you want to take backup.

• A new window will appear, select MBOX file format as Apple Mail supports this format.

• Select the destination location for your exported Outlook.com data by clicking on the Browse button.

• If you want to delete emails from the Outlook.live.com account after download, then click on Delete After Download button.
• A message will appear and ask “Are you sure you want to delete the emails from the server after download”? Click Yes.

• Now Delete After Download option will be enabled.

• If you want to import selective folder or emails from Hotmail to Apple Mail, then click on the Apply filter option.

• Select all or any folder for which you want to take the backup (we have selected Inbox). Go to the Email Filter section and choose time-interval for selective migration of Hotmail emails.

• Now both options are enabled. Hit on the Start button to execute the export process of Outlook Online Emails.

• After hitting on Start, the export process will start immediately.
• Hotmail account data successfully exported.

• Get your exported Hotmail email account data in MBOX on saved location. C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Hotmail-Emails-Backup\[email protected]\Inbox

Now, import the downloaded Hotmail emails MBOX data file into Apple Mail. To do so, follow the below step 2.

Step 2: Import Hotmail Downloaded MBOX File into MAC Mail Manually

• Open your Apple Mail application on MAC Operating System.

• Click on the File and select Import Mailboxes from the list.

• Choose Files in MBOX format option from the Import Wizard. Click Continue.

• Select inbox.mbox file wherever you saved it for importing Hotmail emails to Apple Mail.

• A message will appear and explain where you will find your imported MBOX file. Hit on the Done button.

Finally, we have got Hotmail Emails in Apple Mail Account.

Conclusion

Now, we have learned how to move emails from Hotmail to Apple Mail only in 2 steps. We have provided a better solution for those users who face problems while they link or connect the Hotmail account to MAC Mail application. There is no need to add or sync Outlook.com to Apple Mail when there is a direct solution (explained above) available.