{"id":7173,"date":"2025-10-08T15:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/?p=7173"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:53:43","slug":"add-optimum-email-to-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/add-optimum-email-to-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export\/Add Optimum Email to Outlook- Step by Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The Export\/Add Optimum Email to Outlook is a need for many users. Some want to configure email account to add whole data, while others want to add specific emails to an existing profile in Outlook. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss both tasks. So, let&#8217;s start reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimum is a well-known American brand known for its telecommunications services. It primarily provides internet, television, and mobile services, and also offers an email service to its users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every user who subscribes to any of Optimum&#8217;s services will receive free access to its email service. To use this Optimum email service, users are allowed to create an email account with the optonline.net or optimum.net domain suffix (i.e. username@optonline.net or username@optimum.net).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can perform their normal email tasks through this email account and Optimum&#8217;s webmail portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-intro\"><strong><em>Also Read: &#8211; <\/em><\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/blog\/transfer-windstream-email-to-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Transfer Windstream Email to Outlook Profile<\/a>?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><em>: &#8211; Optimum prohibits new users from creating new email accounts to use Optimum Mail services. Only existing accounts created before 2021 are usable. Furthermore, if a user does not use an Optimum email account for 90 days, it is automatically deactivated, and the data is lost, with no way to recover it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border border-warning border-3 rounded-3 p-3 shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"reasons-to-add-optimum-email-to-outlook\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Reasons to Add Optimum Email to Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various reasons why users would need to add Optimum Email to Outlook: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list px-0\">\n<li><strong>Use of email account via Outlook<\/strong>: &#8211; Some users may find it more convenient to access their email account through an email client like Outlook rather than Optimum&#8217;s webmail portal. This may be due to factors such as interface, functionality, ease of access to their machine, and so on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local Access to Emails<\/strong>: &#8211; Saving emails in Outlook allows users to access their emails offline, meaning they can access them without the need for the internet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Securing Email Communication<\/strong>: &#8211; Optimal email accounts are always at risk of being down, which can lead to the loss of important emails. To combat this, users store their email data in Outlook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email Data Export to Other Platform\/Account<\/strong>: &#8211; Outlook serves as a medium for transferring emails from one email account to another. Users can connect both their email accounts and easily transfer email data from one to the other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border border-3 rounded-3 p-3 shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"method-1-add-optimum-email-to-outlook-via-account-configuration\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Method 1: &#8211; Add Optimum Email to Outlook via Account Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This method allows you to add an email account to Outlook and access it through MS Outlook. Allows you to sync all data from your Optimum email account to Outlook.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list px-0\">\n<li>Open <strong>MS Outlook<\/strong> application in your computer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>File<\/strong> then <strong>Add Account<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert email address of Optimum account (username@optimum.net).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hit on <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>, mark <strong>Let me set up my account manually<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now you will see a new screen of <strong>Advanced Setup<\/strong> and select option <strong>IMAP<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter IMAP and SMTP sever details, as: &#8211;<ul><li><strong>Incoming Mail Server<\/strong>: mail.optimum.net<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>IMAP Port<\/strong>: 993 (SSL\/TLS)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)<\/strong>: mail.optimum.net<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SMTP Port<\/strong>: 465 (SSL\/TLS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect<\/strong> and login with your account in Outlook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Load all data from your Optimum account and start using this account with MS Outlook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border border-3 rounded-3 p-3 shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"method-2-import-optimum-email-to-existing-email-account-in-outlook\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Method 2: &#8211; Import Optimum Email to Existing Email Account in Outlook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to adding an entire email account and its data to Outlook, some users may want to add only some Optimum account emails to an email account already in MS Outlook. This task is also possible by backing up emails to Outlook-compatible file types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column highlight-product is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"quick-solution-to-backup-optimum-email-to-outlook\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center h4\">Quick Solution to Backup Optimum Email to Outlook<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Take advantage of this excellent utility called <strong>eSoftTools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/imap-backup-migration-tool.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMAP Backup and Migration<\/a> software<\/strong>. This is a great solution for users who need to have local copies of their important emails available on any webmail service, such as Optimum Email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This single software allows you to backup emails in more than 9 different file types, including PST, EML, EMLX, MSG, HTML, MHTML, etc. Moreover, it provides easy and fast email backup tasks with many smart options like mail folder selection, email filters, and other features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-popout fasc-ico-before dashicons-arrow-down-alt\" style=\"background-color: #1e7e34; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/download\/esoft-imap-backup-migration.exe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DOWNLOAD NOW<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-popout fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart-alt\" style=\"background-color: #dc3545; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buynow.esofttools.com\/imap-backup-migration-purchase.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Purchase Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border border-3 rounded-3 p-3 shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"how-import-optimum-email-to-existing-outlook-profiles\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">How Import Optimum Email to Existing Outlook Profiles?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow this simple 2-step process to add Optimum Email to existing email profile in MS Outlook: &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border border-primary h5 ps-3 py-3 mb-3\"><strong>Step 1: &#8211; Backup Optimum Email Account data in Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download <strong>eSoftTools IMAP Backup and Migration software<\/strong> exe for windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch the software and Insert your Optimum account\u2019s login details: &#8211;<ul><li><strong>Email Address<\/strong>: &#8211; Enter email address of Optimum account (username@optimum.net).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Password<\/strong>: &#8211; Input password that associated with email account.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Incoming Mail Server<\/strong>: mail.optimum.net<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IMAP Port<\/strong>: 993 (SSL\/TLS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/imap-backup-migration\/imap-backup-migration-software-login.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hit on <strong>Login<\/strong> button and load email folders from your email account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/imap-backup-migration\/load-imap-mail-folder.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose folders containing emails that you want to create backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select saving option <strong>Save in PST<\/strong> from available drop-down list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/imap-backup-migration\/file-format-selection.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply settings for <strong>date-based email filter<\/strong> and <strong>saving location selection<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start downloading email from Optimum account and saving in Outlook compatible PST file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esofttools.com\/screen\/imap-backup-migration\/imap-email-backup-process.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"border border-primary h5 ps-3 py-3 mb-3\"><strong>Step 2: &#8211; Import PST file in Outlook\u2019s Existing Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch <strong>MS Outlook<\/strong> application and open the existing email profile (into which you want to import the Optimum account emails).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>File<\/strong> >> <strong>Open &amp; Export<\/strong> >> <strong>Import and Export<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select option <strong>Import from another program or file<\/strong> and click on <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Outlook Data File (.pst)<\/strong> from Import a file screen and again hit on <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Browse<\/strong> and insert PST file that you have created from IMAP Backup tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an option for handling duplicates and click on Next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the account and folder in which you want to import email from PST file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Finish<\/strong> button and start the import of Optimum emails in Outlook profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column border border-3 rounded-3 p-3 shadow is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 id=\"faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">FAQs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1759916446227\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q. What if I have trouble adding my Optimum email to Outlook?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. If you face issues, ensure that:<br\/>* Your email and password are correctly entered.<br\/>* The IMAP and SMTP settings are correctly configured.<br\/>* Your Outlook application is up to date.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1759916465406\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q. Can I import only certain emails from Optimum to Outlook?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Yes, you can use a tool like eSoftTools IMAP Backup to back up selected emails and save them as a PST file, which you can later import into Outlook.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1759916474841\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q. <strong>Can I still create a new Optimum email account?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> No, Optimum no longer allows new email accounts. Only existing accounts from before 2021 can be used.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Conclusion<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Many users are trying to transfer their Optimum account emails to Outlook. This is possible using the methods described in the article above. You can configure your email account in Outlook or add specific emails to an existing profile using the PST backup method. Choose the right method for your needs and get your Optimum emails into Outlook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Export\/Add Optimum Email to Outlook is a need for many users. Some want to configure email account to add whole data, while others want to add specific emails to an existing profile in Outlook. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss both tasks. So, let&#8217;s start reading. 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