Convert NBF File to Outlook- Perfect Solutions

User Query

” I am using Nokia PC Suite mobile phones and I have the backup of data’s in .nbf file format. But due to the security issues, I want to convert this NBF file to Outlook. Can anyone suggest the perfect solution to do the migration process? “

NBF File to Outlook- What is NBF File

NBF is the abbreviation of Nokia Backup File. It is the backup of Nokia PC Suite phone data contains the user settings, address book, and other stored data. It also used for restore and copy purpose of data. These files are implemented with the encoding specifications that are proprietary to Nokia. These encoding specifications are used for keeping these files in correct file format.

The Nokia PC Suite application is used to create the Nokia Backup files(NBF). It is an application designed to facilitate the data transmission between the compatible Nokia mobile phone and a computer working on a system integrated with support for the compatible Nokia devices. To convert NBF to Outlook you need to follow two steps that first convert NBF to vCard file format after that you need to export Android VCF file to Outlook using the vCard Importer software. In the following section, you can view the steps to perform these two procedures.

Techniques to Migrate NBF File to Outlook

There is no manual as well as an automated method to perform this conversion process directly. So, to do this task you need to convert the NBF files to VCF format first and after that, you can convert the VCF files to MS Outlook file format. The methods for this two process is given below:

Step 1: Convert NBF files to VCF

1: First, you need to copy the NBF file from your Nokia Phone to Android. [consider my file name is Backup000.nbf as an example]

2: By using the File Manager, just rename the file and change the extension to .ZIP
[ That is the above example file will be changed to Backup000.zip]

3: Now, open the zip file and extract it on somewhere then open that file and then you can see “predefhiddenfolder” then open that file

4: After opening the file you can see many folders inside that depending upon the backup files.

5: Open “backup” from that then you can see “WIP” then open that

6: Open 32 then you can view contacts. In side contacts, you can view many files with the .vcf file extension.

Step 2: Convert VCF to MS Outlook

Approach#1:

1: Run the MS Outlook application
2: Open the “File” tab then click on “Open & Export” option
3: Click the “Import/Export” option.
4: Click the “Import/Export” option. You can view an “Import & Export Wizard”
5: Select the option “Import a vCard File (.vcf) and click on “Next” button.
6: From the pop-up window you can search for the VCF file
7: Finally the VCF file will be migrated.

Limitations of Manual Process:

The given manual method consumes large time to complete the process to convert electronic business card files to MS Outlook file format. Because this method is valid for convert one single VCF file. So, in case of 2000 files, it takes too large time.

Approach#2:

Because of the above mentioned drawback you can use automated methods to do your task. vCard Importer is one of third-party tool which can convert multiple vCard files to Outlook file format without any issue. So by using this tool you can easily complete the conversion process of NBF file to Outlook. To know more about this software please go through the following points:

• The utility provides multiple options to Import:
  • Save in existing PST file
  • Save into Outlook profile
  • Save in new PST file
• There is no file size limitation to perform the conversion
• Supports vCard files of versions 2.1 and 3.0
• It will generate an import summary report after the complete process
• Supports Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 & 2003 versions

Conclusion

To convert NBF file to Outlook there is no direct method exist. But, it is not a tedious task because you can perform this task in 2 simple steps that are discussed in this article clearly. That is first you want to convert the .nbf files to .vcf file by using one manual method. After creating the VCF files you can convert it to Outlook PST file format with the help of one efficient third-party software that is vCard Importer. With the help of these two steps you can convert NBF to Outlook.