Reliable Ways to Migrate HostGator Email to Office 365

User Query – “Our organization uses a HostGator email account to secure the complete data, and many data contain crucial information. That’s why our organization is looking for an email client that has advanced security features. So, we choose Office 365 for the migration process. Please provide a reliable procedure to migrate HostGator email to Office 365.”

   

How to Migrate HostGator Email to Office 365?

I will go through two procedures for HostGator to Office 365 migration process. For the first one, I will perform the method manually. After that, I will also mention a third-party utility to transfer emails from HostGator to Office 365.

1. Migrate email from HostGator to Office 365 Manually
2. Reliable Solution for HostGator to O365 Migration Process

Here, I have given you a short glimpse of both procedures. You can check out both and follow any of them as your choice.

Method 1: Migrate HostGator Email to Office 365 Manually

I will distribute the manual method into five stages for HostGator to Office 365 migration process. You can check out all of them to accomplish it manually.

• Collect all your Settings of Webmail Clients
• Transfer your HostGator Email Account to MS Outlook
• Migrate your HostGator emails to the data file of Outlook
• Delete your HostGator Account from MS Outlook
• Export your emails to O365

Now, I will go through every step in detail.

Step 1: Collect all Your Settings of Webmail Clients

• Sign in to HostGator email with credentials.
• Then, click the Email Accounts in the Control Panel.
• Moving ahead, choose the Email Accounts utility > Connect Devices option.
• You will find Mail Client Manual Settings at the bottom and secure all the data in secure SSL/TLS(Recommended Box).

It is an important point that you may require information during the migration process.

Step 2: Transfer Your HostGator Email Account to MS Outlook

After accomplishing stage 1, transfer your email account of HostGator to Microsoft Outlook.

• Open MS Outlook > File > Add Account.
• Type your respected HostGator email address > Connect button.
• A new dialogue box will appear and choose the IMAP account type.
• After that, go with the secure SSL/TLS data.
• Moving ahead, click on the Next button.
• Type your password and then click on the Done button.

Your Hostgar account will configure to Microsoft Outlook. You can also see your email accounts. When you transfer your HostGator email account to MS Outlook, it will help to migrate HostGator email to Office 365.

Step 3: Migrate Your HostGator Emails to the Data File of Outlook

In this part, migrate your HostGator emails to MS Outlook file data. Follow the given steps.

• Open MS Outlook > File > Open & Export > Import/Export wizard.
• Then, select Export to a file > Next button.
• Now, choose Outlook Data File(.pst) > Next button.
• After that, pick the email account that you want to migrate > Next button.
• Moving ahead, Browse to select your path, and mention a file name for your desired file.
• Click on the Finish button.
• Type Password to save your file and click the Ok button.
• Go to your chosen destination to check whether your resultant file saves or is in progress.

Step 4: Delete Your HostGator Account From MS Outlook

Before completing the HostGator to Office 365 migration process, you need to delete your HostGator account from MS Outlook.

• Launch Microsoft Outlook > File > Account settings > Account Settings.
• Choose your HostGator webmail account and click on the Remove button.
• Now, a new window asks for access to remove your account and choose the Yes option.
• After that, the transferred emails from your HostGator account to O365 will only exist.

Here, you have seen that your HostGator email account is now deleted. You are not able to view the details.

Step 5: Export your Emails to O365

Execute the last step and ensure that Office 365 sync with Microsoft Outlook. You can follow the same steps as stage 2, but here choose O365 instead of IMAP.

• Open MS Outlook again and go to File > Open & Export > Import/Export wizard.
• Select Import from another program or file from the drop-down list > Next button.
• Moving ahead, choose Outlook Data File(.pst) > Next button.
• After that, Browse to select your local path and mention a name on your resultant file.
• Then, click on the Finish button.
• You can opt for the in-built option to remove duplicate emails > Next button.
• In such a scenario, you can allot a password to your resultant PST file > OK button.
• Furthermore, choose an option to Import items into the same folder and select O365 mailbox items from the dropdown list.
• Now, click the Finish button to proceed further.

After completing the above procedure, you can easily see your HostGator emails are transferred to O365. Hence, I have successfully completed the manual method to migrate HostGator email to Office 365. But there are so many challenges usually faced by users while accomplishing it.

The above process is too complicated and consumes a lot of time. Although, if you have HostGator emails in bulk, it may take hours to complete the migration process. Even if you are facing a slow network issue, it may cause to shut down or data loss. If you do not want to face any such error, you can directly opt for the third-party utility. I will mention it further.

Method 2: Reliable Solution For HostGator to O365 Migration Process

SysInfo HostGator Backup Tool is a versatile and comprehensive this-party utility that helps to export HostGator emails to O365 efficiently. Users have a choice to check and view the desired folder for backing up. Also, this tool provides a structural hierarchy folder during the backup process. In addition, I will go through the software steps, which will help users to clear all doubts.

Steps:

• Download and run the utility on your local system.
• After that, log in to your HostGator emails with credentials.
• Now, you can preview your desired folders in the preview panel.
• Then, go with Office 365 as a saving format.
• Moving further, authenticate the login process.
• There are numerous features, and you can go with any of them.
• Click on the Convert button.

The Bottom Words

I am here to finalize all things mentioned in the above technical guide and hope you got enough information. I have gone through two processes to migrate HostGator email to Office 365. You can check out both and follow any of them as per your comfort level. Also, you can read another article to migrate from G Suite to Office 365.

About The Author:

Shreyansh Gautam

As a content writer, I specialize in Email Migration, Data Recovery, Email Backup, and File Management. I have been writing professionally for two years now. There is so much information available in this field that I am intrigued by the newer technologies and techniques.

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