No matter you are upgrading your hardware, improving better security, or dealing with server performance issues, migrating MailEnable server requires careful planning.
In this article we are going to aware with most amazing techniques to move MailEnable to new server through manual and advanced way. Read the article properly and execute it accordingly.
Why Move MailEnable to New Server?
- Performance Issue: A slow or overloaded server with data can be interrupt email services, so migrating to another server can improve overall efficiency.
- Server Upgrade or Hardware Failure: If you are handling the older server they might be failed and upgrading your hardware can provide enhanced speed, reliability and storage.
- Security Concern: If your old server is sensitive then, migrating the server to new server will helps you to protect your sensitive data.
- Compatibility with Newer Technologies: Newer server environments or new operating systems might be extra compatible with newer versions of MailEnable.
Manual Method to Transfer MailEnable to New Server
Through this method we are going to transfer MailEnable to new server. In this method we are going to Thunderbird and this method might difficult and hard to perform so kindly perform the method accordingly and properly to avoid any error while performing it.
Step 1: Setup Thunderbird to the old MailEnable Server
- Launch Thunderbird email client in to your device.
- Go to file >> New >> existing mail account.
- Now, enter the username and password for the MailEnable account you want to migrate.
- Enter the IMAP information for which mail account you are using.
Note: After completing the old account setup of MailEnable server. Now add another new MailEnable or another server details. To add account, follow the steps as mentioned in the first step.
Step 2: Transfer MailEnable Mails to New Server
After add both of the account lets transfer folder wise emails to another MailEnable server or any other server.
- Launch Thunderbird to your device.
- Choose the folder from old MailEnable account which you want to transfer.
- Now, click to folder and drag and drop to the new MailEnable account.
- After that repeat same if you want to add more account from Old MailEnable server.
Limitations of Manual Method
- Time Consuming: If you are transferring large mailboxes especially when you have multiple accounts of your organization and you want to migrate all of them one by one folder from each account of your MailEnable account.
- Risk of Errors: This method has manual steps and there are higher chances of facing human error such as forgetting to transfer certain folders or misplacing emails.
- Limited Data Transfer: This method only transfers email messages, and it does not migrate other MailEnable configurations such as settings, user accounts, and mail information.
Advanced Method to Move MailEnable to New Server
In the last manual method, we faced multiple difficulties to move MailEnable to new server. As the manual method is not so easy to perform because user need to migrate every single folder from mail account and if the MailEnable server has multiple email account than transferring to new MailEnable account. To Move Mail, Enable to New Server use 4n6 Email Backup App this is one of the most advanced software to migrate the mails from MailEnable server. And the software as multiple features and functions which we are going to understand in the next section for now follow the steps and understand how the software works.
- Download and install the software into your device.
- Launch the software and click to open option and add account.
- Now add the organization admin account through username and password/app password.
- Then, click to export option and click to IMAP.
- Lastly enter the IMAP details and click to save button.
Note: After doing this the software will start migrating your data to new MailEnable server and this will complete within few mins depending on the user database.
Why Choose Advanced Method
- Easy to Migrate: This software allows user to migrate in bulk and this feature makes the software easy to use and easy to migrate.
- Export Multiple Format: If user want to migrate their data in email file format than there is multiple file formats are available to export such as EML, MBOX, PST, PDF, HTML, TEXT, CSV, Gmail, Office 365, IMAP, Thunderbird.
- Extract Data from MailEnable Email: User can extract data from their organization such as email address, phone number, attachments and associated email address and phone numbers.
Conclusion
In this article we have discussed how to move MailEnable to new server through manual and advanced method. Manual method has multiple limitations which makes the method hard to use. Instead of using the manual method user can use the advanced method because the software makes the whole migration process and safe your data.
