Lotus Notes Archive

How to archive IBM Notes and Domino data: Basically, there are two archiving options: one is the standard NSF file, and the other is a stand-alone archive.

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There are two approaches to creating a Lotus Notes archive:

1. Use the standard archiving feature that comes with IBM Notes and Domino to archive your data in the NSF file (standard archive).
2. Export your data outside of IBM Notes/Domino into open formats such as PDF, XML, and JSON, by using specialized archiving tools for Lotus Notes (stand-alone archive).

Step-By-Step: Learn more about these methods.

Pros and cons of the two approaches

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches? The first thing you should think about is whether you will restore your Lotus Notes data from the archive. If you want to use the archive as a copy of your current data, which you can use for Lotus Notes data recovery if needed, then you should certainly archive to Notes/Domino NSF. In that case, your archive is actually a backup for data recovery, not long-term retention.

On the other hand, if you are creating archives from Lotus Notes data for long-term retention, we recommend creating a standalone archive. This allows you to create a collection of historical business records for future reference. The archived files are completely decoupled from the original platform and suitable for long-term data retention.

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