{"id":1233,"date":"2023-02-27T17:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T17:59:12","slug":"how-to-convert-pop3-account-to-imap-in-outlook-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-pop3-account-to-imap-in-outlook-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert POP3 account to IMAP in Outlook 2016?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To convert a POP3 account to IMAP in Outlook 2016, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add the IMAP account to Outlook:<ul><li>Go to &#8220;File&#8221; and select &#8220;Add Account&#8221;.<\/li><li>Enter your name, email address, and password for the IMAP account.<\/li><li>Follow the prompts to complete the setup process.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Create a new Outlook profile:<ul><li>Close Outlook.<\/li><li>Go to &#8220;Control Panel&#8221; and select &#8220;Mail&#8221;.<\/li><li>Select &#8220;Show Profiles&#8221; and then &#8220;Add&#8221;.<\/li><li>Enter a name for the new profile and follow the prompts to create it.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Move the POP3 account to the new profile:<ul><li>Open Outlook using the new profile.<\/li><li>Go to &#8220;File&#8221; and select &#8220;Account Settings&#8221;.<\/li><li>Select the POP3 account and choose &#8220;Remove&#8221;.<\/li><li>Close the Account Settings window.<\/li><li>Go to &#8220;File&#8221; and select &#8220;Open &amp; Export&#8221;.<\/li><li>Choose &#8220;Import\/Export&#8221; and select &#8220;Export to a file&#8221;.<\/li><li>Choose &#8220;Outlook Data File (.pst)&#8221; and select the POP3 account.<\/li><li>Follow the prompts to save the file to your computer.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Import the POP3 account into the IMAP account:<ul><li>Go to &#8220;File&#8221; and select &#8220;Open &amp; Export&#8221;.<\/li><li>Choose &#8220;Import\/Export&#8221; and select &#8220;Import from another program or file&#8221;.<\/li><li>Choose &#8220;Outlook Data File (.pst)&#8221; and select the file you exported in step 3.<\/li><li>Follow the prompts to import the file into the IMAP account.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Verify that the conversion was successful:<ul><li>Check the folders in the IMAP account to verify that the emails and other data from the POP3 account have been transferred successfully.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: During the conversion process, some data may not be transferred, such as rules, signatures, and custom views. 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