Know How to Import PST to Exchange Mailbox?

A step by step guide to show you how to Import PST file data along with all the mails, contact, calendar to the Exchange Server Environment.

Application Pre-Requisites

Exchange 2007 & Above

Exchange 2003 & Below

STEP 1

Run the "SysTools Exchange Import" Software, The user interface of the software will be as follows:

Exchange Import

Click on the "Add File" button to select the PST file to be recovered.

On the next menu select the PST file and click on the "Open" button.

Exchange Import

STEP 2

The selected file will be added to the software as follows:

Click in the "Next" button:

select file

STEP 3

Now, On the Next Window, Provide the following details:

Enter the Admin login credentials & and enter the Active Directory IP & Exchange Server IP.

You can check the "Include Sub-Domain User's" field if you want to export mailbox of sub-domain users as well.

include sub-domain

Entered details will be shown as follows:

enter credentials

After providing all the specific details, You can click on the "Submit" button.

verify credentials

Now, The credentials will be authenticated for the same process:

credentials authenticated

STEP 4

Now, Provide the mailbox credentials to which the data is to be migrated:

Provide mailbox credentials

The mailbox would be displayed as follows:

preview-pane

STEP 5

Now, You can Provide the following filters for the import process:

On the "Mails" option. Select the "Apply Filter(s)" radio button and click on the "Set" button.

apply filter

Now, On the date filter provide the date interval according to which the mails will be exported. Click on "Apply" button.

date filter

Click on "Contact" check box and also select the checkbox corresponding to "Exclude Duplicate contacts" checkbox.

exclude duplicate content

Select the duplicate contact fields, Click on the "Apply" button.

remove duplicate contacts

On the "Calendar" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

apply calendar filter

Now, provide the date interval according to which the calendars are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

select date

On the "Tasks" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

select task

Now, provide the date interval according to which the tasks are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

select interval date

On the "Journals" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

select journal

Now, provide the date interval according to which the Tasks are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

select interval

You can also select the Check box corresponding to the "Notes" to include notes to the import process.

STEP 6

Once all the settings have been specified:

Now, Mark the Checkbox corresponding to the "Advanced settings" option.

Advanced settings

On the next window, Provide the advanced filters for custom folder mapping:

  • Maintain Folder Hierarchy: This refers that the folder hierarchy of the PST file will be maintained after the import process is completed.
  • Map Folder(s): This is the option through which the user can easily map/copy the data to a new folder with custom name specified by the user.

Click on the "Save" button.

save

The file will be saved successfully:

file saved

Click on the "Apply" button.

click on apply button

STEP 7

Now, Back to the previous menu. Click on the "Import" button.

select import option

The Export process will be started as follows:

start export process

STEP 8

The Export process will be completed successfully.

Click on the "OK" button.

complete export process

Back to the previous menu, Click on the "Save Report" button.

save report

Navigate and Select the location for the export report.

CLick on the "Save" button.

save location

STEP 9

The Export Report can be viewed as follows

export report

STEP 10

The final files can be viewed in the Outlook Web application as follows:

view file in owa

STEP 1

Run the "SysTools Exchange Import" Software, The user interface of the software will be as follows:

Click on the "Network Files" button to select the PST file to be recovered.

select file in network

Now, Provide the credentials for the Network and provide the drive to which the file is to be searched, as follows:

provide credentials

Now, The software will search for the files and the files will be listed as follows:

search file

You can select the files from the network to add them to the Queue where they can migrated one by one very easily.

Select the specific files, That you want to import to the Exchange server, Click on "Add to Queue" button.

add file in queue

The files will be added successfully.

file added

The file will be shown below, Click on the "Done" button.

add file in software

STEP 2

Navigate and select the file from the network

Click in the "Next" button:

select file from network

STEP 3

Now, On the Next Window, Provide the following details:

Enter the admin login credentials & and enter the Active Directory IP & Exchange Server IP.

You can check the "Include Sub-Domain User's" field if you want to export mailbox of sub-domain users as well.

include sub-domain

The entered data will be shown as follows:

display credentials

After providing all the specific details, You can click on the "Submit" button.

provide credentials

Now, The credentials will be authenticated for the same process:

verify credentials

STEP 4

Now, Provide the mailbox credentials to which the data is to be migrated:

provide mailbox credentials

The mailbox would be displayed as follows:

view mailbox details

STEP 5

Now, You can Provide the following filters for the import process:

On the "Mails" option. Select the "Apply Filter(s)" radio button and click on the "Set" button.

apply filter

Now, On the date filter provide the date interval according to which the mails will be exported. Click on "Apply" button.

select date filter

Click on "Contact" checkbox and also select the checkbox corresponding to "Exclude Duplicate contacts" checkbox.

select contact

Select the duplicate contact fields, Click on the "Apply" button.

select duplicate

On the "Calendar" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

select calendar

Now, provide the date interval according to which the calendars are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

export calendars

On the "Tasks" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

select task

Now, provide the date interval according to which the tasks are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

export task

On the "Journals" option, Click on the "Apply filter(s)" radio button. Click on the "Set" button.

select journal

Now, provide the date interval according to which the Tasks are to be exported. Click on the "Apply" button.

task exported

You can also select the Checkbox corresponding to the "Notes" to include notes to the import process.

STEP 6

Once all the settings have been specified:

Now, Mark the Checkbox corresponding to the "Advanced settings" option.

advanced settings

On the next window, Provide the advanced filters for custom folder mapping:

  • Maintain Folder Hierarchy: This refers that the folder hierarchy of the PST file will be maintained after the import process is completed.
  • Map Folder(s): This is the option through which the user can easily map/copy the data to a new folder with custom name specified by the user.

Click on the "Save" button.

map folder

The file will be saved successfully:

file saved

Click on the "Apply" button.

select apply button

STEP 7

Now, Back to the previous menu. Click on the "Import" button.

click on import button

The Export process will be started as follows:

start export process

STEP 8

The Export process will be completed successfully.

Click on the "OK" button.

Export process completely

Back to the previous menu, Click on the "Save Report" button.

save report

Navigate and Select the location for the export report.

CLick on the "Save" button.

save report

STEP 9

The Export Report can be viewed as follows

export report

STEP 10

The final files can be viewed in the Outlook Web Application as follows:

view file in owa

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