Hosted exchange public folder to Office 365 migration
The below steps guide you to perform migration of Public folders from Hosted Exchange server to Office 365 Server. This is a simple and reliable solution to migrate the public folders from Hosted exchange to Office 365.
It will display all the folders and subfolders in the tree with items count. Just connect the source Hosted exchange server and target Office 365 server, everything will be handled automatically.
- Note: Steps to migrate the Standard folders which are initialized with different language
If Standard folders (such as Inbox, Calendar, Contact etc.,) on your source Exchange server mailboxes are initialized with different language. Follow the below details to migrate these folders to the respective system folders on target (destination) server.
For Instance: Your source Inbox folder is named 'Boîte de réception', which is in French language. If you migrate this folder directly to the destination server then by default it will not get mapped to the 'Inbox' folder on target server. In order to map this to the respective folder, change the regional settings on target server to that of your source mailbox folder language (in this case, it is French).
Click here to know the steps to change the language and regional settings on Exchange server
Click here to know the steps to change the language and regional settings on Office 365 server
- Step 1: Download and Install the EdbMails application
- Download and install EdbMails on your computer.
- Double click the EdbMails setup (EdbMailsSetup.exe) to install the application.
- Follow the instructions that appear to complete the installation.
- Step 2: 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial' to access the application
Click the 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial' button.
- Step 3: Select 'Exchange Migration'
Select the option 'Live Exchange Migration' and click the 'Continue'.
- Step 4: Connect to Source Hosted Exchange Server
Hosted Exchange Public Folder Migration
Note:
1. For Public folder migration ensure that you have Public folder available on your source server.
2. You can migrate Source Public folder to Target server Public folder. Or
3. You can migrate Source Public folder to Target server Mailboxes.Login to Source Hosted Exchange
Click here for the detailed steps on Hosted Exchange server login using EdbMails
NOTE: For Public Folder migration ensure that you have selected 'Connect to Public Folder' option in the login screen during source server login.
On successful login, you will be displayed with the Public folder hireharchy.
- Step 5: Perform Hosted Exchange Public Folder to Office 365 Migration
Select the Source Server Public folder or its sub-folder for migration
Select the Source Server Public folder or its sub-folder that you wish to migrate.
Choose the migration type as 'Full migration' or 'Incremental migration'.
Click the 'Migrate to Destination Office 365 [Incremental]' button to continue.
Select Target Server Public folder / mailboxes
Login to Destination Office 365
Login to the target Office 365 account. Click here for the detailed steps on Office 365 login using EdbMails
NOTE: For Public Folder migration ensure that you have selected 'Connect to Public Folder' option in the login screen during target server login.
On successful login, you will be displayed with the Public folders and its sub-folders
Map Source and Target Public folder or mailbox
Map the source Public folder to target Office 365 Public folder / mailbox. Click here for the details.
Start the Migration Operation
Click the 'Continue' button to start the migration operation.
That's it! During migration operation, you can view the progress as shown below.
Appropriate message will be displayed on completion of the migration operation.
Click the 'View Log' button to view the migration operation log.
Login to your Office 365 account to verify migrated items such as emails, calendars, contacts etc.