It is the technology that allows users to access emails from anywhere as all data including emails, files, and folders are stored on servers from which data can be retrieved instantaneously. GoDaddy email is one service that uses IMAP. Having said that, businesses prefer to use Office 365 for the additional services that it provides. Here's a quick lowdown on how to migrate from GoDaddy to Office 365.
Pre-migration planning
- You will need the Office 365 admin credentials along with those of GoDaddy and all associated email accounts.
- Login to GoDaddy and export all the emails to a CSV file with User Name, Email Address, and Password as the rows at the top.
Migration initiation
- Go to Microsoft Exchange Server Admin Center and navigate to migration from receipts.
- Click on the + sign to add and choose Migrate to Exchange Online.
- Select IMAP migration as it is supported by both the email systems.
- Enter the server details in the IMAP configuration page.
- Create a batch for the migration.
- Select the users that will be notified once the process is completed. You will know when the status of the batch changes from 'syncing' to 'synced'.
This method works only for email. However, in most cases, there are contacts, calendars, and other items that also have to be migrated. This can be done by exporting and importing data using PST files.
How to Export contents on IMAP enabled mailbox to PST files
If you are using GoDaddy along with Outlook, follow the process below to export calendar/ contacts and other items into PST files.
- In Outlook, select Import/Export from files and select "Export a file" and hit OK.
- Select Outlook Data File (PST) and click OK.
- Select the appropriate folders and subfolders and click Next.
- Select the folder to save the newly generated PST file and click Finish.
Setup the Office 365 account for Outlook
- Navigate to the Control Panel, select Mail and click Add in Show Profiles.
- Select the option ‘Manual Setup or additional server types.’ and hit Next.
- Select Office 365 in the next window to add all the Office 365 accounts automatically.
Import the PST files into Office 365
- Navigate again to the Import/Export option on Outlook and select 'Import from another program or file.'
- Select the PST file saved locally and Import it into Outlook.
- The older GoDaddy account can be removed once contacts, emails, and calendar items have been imported into Outlook.
- Delete the migration batch once the process is complete.
Conclusion
If you found the complexity of steps to be performed regarding the how to migrate GoDaddy email to Office 365, some tools can simplify the process. However, they may or may not be equally effective. In such circumstances, it would be ideal to outsource the migration process to a Microsoft partner like Apps4Rent for hassle-free implementation of Office 365 including plans such as Office 365 business essentials, Microsoft 365 business etc. depending upon you.
