This article applies to:
OS Windows 7 and later with IBM Notes 8.5 and later
Product edition: inSync Cloud and On-Premise
Overview
This article explains how to back up Lotus Notes using inSync. inSync supports MAPI for Outlook, which is a quicker way to backup emails. However, it can also back up files from other email clients as flat files such as Lotus Notes and Thunderbird.
Typically, Lotus notes files from various versions are found in the following directories:
Default and suggested directories for IBM Lotus Notes version 8.5 | |
C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes | Default program directory |
C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes\data | Default data directory for single user install |
Default and suggested directories for IBM Lotus Notes version 9.0 and later | |
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Notes | Default program directory |
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Notes\data | Default data directory for single user install |
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\IBM\Notes\data | Default data directory for multi-user install |
Files backed up by inSync | ||
File name | Path | Description |
bookmark.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Contains saved bookmarks and Homepage information. |
busytime.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Contains local free time information. |
headline.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Contains Application Subscriptions information. |
internet.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Contains information from newsgroup subscriptions (NNTP). |
names.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Contains contact entries, mailing groups, connections, and locations. |
perweb.nsf | Notes\Data directory | This is Personal Web Navigator application that contains Web browser information. |
<name>.nsf (local copy) | Notes\Data directory | Contains Mail, Calendar, and To Do list. This only shows up in the Data directory if a local replica of Mail file is available. |
*.nsf | Notes\Data directory | Other Files like log.nsf, localfeedcontent.nsf etc. |
Procedure
To configure IBM Lotus Notes
Click on Profile and choose the profile associated with the Lotus Notes email backup.
Expand the Laptops/Desktops section.
Select the appropriate operating system. For example, the screenshot below illustrates the configuration for a Windows client.
Check the Email option, and from the dropdown menu labelled Email client to backup, select Lotus Notes.
Kindly update the first screenshot with the below screenshot.
inSync Client displays the following status:
Precautions
Since Lotus Notes is a 32-bit application, it must be installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\ or under a directory path such as C:\IBM\Notes. Do not install it under C:\Program Files. This is a requirement of 64-bit Windows 7 and 8 operating systems.
Install to C:\IBM\Notes and C:\IBM\Notes\data. Do not install to C:\Program Files\IBM\Notes, C:\Program Files\IBM\Notes\data, or any program directory.
See also
Which Notes files should be backed up -
https://help.hcl-software.com/notes/12.0.2/client/app_important_files_to_backup_r.html