I'm trying to import my email accounts from Outlook for Windows to Outlook for Mac. I can do that, but can't associate the email accounts with their corresponding pst files. Anyone have this issue and find a resolution? I'm desperate as its my work email.
Branding aside, the Windows and Mac versions of Outlook are not the same program. The Mac Outlook is able to import from a PST, but it doesn't use the PST as a database like the Windows version does.
Because of that, the import process you're going through is really an extraction process. Emails are stored as individual files -- which Outlook 2011 treats equally, and is why you're having a hard time making associations on import.
If you really need to preserve account organization for your own sanity (after all, the emails will still have the correct account data in their headers), then I recommend the following:
1 - Import mail from PST A for Account A
2 - Create a folder called "Account A"
3 - Drag all the imported mail to the new "Account A" folder.
4 - Repeat for each of your account specific PST files.
In essence, these folders are replacing the PSTs which used to be your "Local Folders" in an Exchange environment. It'll take a little time to set it up, but once you do, you should have smooth sailing. At least I did...
Good luck,
Z