This article deals with a question asked by the various naive users in Exchange and Microsoft Forum. How do we import PST files into Outlook Web App using browsers from anywhere and any time using internet connectivity to view mailbox details? Outlook can be accessed via OWA when the account configured with Exchange Online and Microsoft application. Outlook users can import their Outlook PST file into their Outlook web app for email management.
So what are the possible ways to import PST Files into Outlook Web Applications? To find the solution to this issue, first, we need to understand the given below scenarios such as:
In the first scenario, PST File is locally stored, so that using the Microsoft Azure AzCopy tool, we can move the PST file to Microsoft 365 account manually and import it into Outlook Web App. For another condition, Outlook user needs to export mailbox data into a PST File format using the Import / Export Wizard. Follow the steps to move mailbox items:
After PST File created and stored in the local system, use “Network Upload” method to import PST files into Outlook Web App. The Complete process of moving file divided into the following sections:
Source: | Directory path of stored PST File |
/Dest: | URL path created from “Show Network Upload SAS URL” |
/V: | Verbose log file |
Now run the above command to import PST file into Outlook Web Access. You can view the similar path in below image:
Now the PST file is uploaded in the Azure location from where we need to move to Outlook web app. For that, we need to create a CSV file with user mailboxes of PST file. This New Created CSV file is needed while creating Import Job.
You can Sample download CSV from the Following Link
Related:- Tutorial to Import PST Files to Gmail
As we can see lengthy steps with lots of prerequisites should be followed to import PST Files into OWA. Even Downloading different tools (Azure Tool) to move and check file details can be tedious task and Administrator should have some experience on these tools first so that any error can be fixed easily. To avoid all these issues regarding the migration process, use SysTools Office 365 Import Tool.
An automated solution can import pst to Office 365 account so that PST File can easily access inside Outlook Web App. Software directly imports multiples PST files, with complete information of emails, contacts, calendar sections. Also, use the Advanced Feature of Incremental import with Date Filter and completely supports for Outlook File
Important Point: If your Outlook PST file is damaged and or inaccessible in your Outlook account, then it is important to repair and fix it before you import PST into Outlook Web Access account. In such cases, you can use Outlook Recovery software. This application can repair corrupted, damaged, inaccessible, oversized PST data file items effortlessly without any data loss. The tool maintains data integrity and preserves the PST mailbox metadata retained even after repair and recovery process. Also, the application can directly import repaired PST data items into Outlook Web Access user, admin or shared mailbox effectively.
To know how to import your Outlook PST files into Outlook Web Access, the Administrator needs to move PST files into either Exchange and Office365 Application. In the above section, we discuss the method to import PST files into Outlook Web App / Access, so that PST file data can be accessed using OWA. Either Administrator can try an automated solution or can follow lengthy and Time-Consuming techniques using Microsoft Azure Import Tool.