Migrating calendars and attachments with their original details and fidelity is one of the biggest challenges in a Lotus Notes migration. The most reliable way to ensure everything transfers intact is by using a professional-grade migration tool.
Native methods like IMAP migration completely fail here, as they are not designed to understand or transfer the complex data structures of Lotus Notes calendar entries (like recurring appointments, attendees, and room bookings) or attachments.
Here’s how a dedicated tool like eSoftTools NSF to PST Converter handles this:
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Accurate Field Mapping: The software is programmed to understand the unique fields in a Lotus Notes calendar entry and map them perfectly to their equivalents in Outlook/Microsoft 365. This ensures that meeting titles, start/end times, locations, notes, and attendee lists are preserved.
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Preserving Recurring Appointments: It correctly interprets and rebuilds complex recurring meeting series in the new system, a common point of failure for lesser tools.
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Embedding Attachments: The tool identifies all attachments within emails and calendar items, no matter the file type. It then extracts and embeds them within the corresponding item in the new Outlook PST file, ensuring they are not lost or orphaned during the transfer. The original file names and formats are maintained.
Without a specialized tool, you risk losing critical meeting information and important file attachments, leading to significant business disruption.