Steps to Split Outlook PST File by Folder

Let's begin with Split By Folder option

STEP 1

Select the option of Split by Folder and click on Next.

STEP 2

Then browse the PST file you want to split up & click on Browse.

STEP 3

Select the PST file storage location & click Open.

STEP 4

Select the desired Folder Size

STEP 5

Select the destination folder where you would want to keep the resultant Outlook Data Files.

STEP 6

Once you are done with all, click on Next

STEP 7

All the information will be displayed on your screen. Check them thoroughly & click on Split.

STEP 8

Current Status of processing will be shown on screen:

STEP 9

Then a notification comes out showing successful completion of the process:

STEP 10

On the splitting process completion software will generate a report of the same in a Comma Separated File (CSV) containing the thorough log on each folder partitioned from initial PST files & no. of items it contains. You can now compare your initial with the output PST files.

STEP 11

You can now compare and view your PST files report.

STEP 12

Navigate from location where software saved splited PST files.

location where saved folderwise splited pst

How does the split pst file by Folder option works?

Users who want to know how to divide pst files & its folder with split by folder option should be aware of the following basic steps:

Select the Outlook version of your PST
Choose split by folder option
Browse and select the source PST
Mention the size of each folder
Provide a destination location for output

Proceeding from the final step onward will provide you a preview of the splitting process details. You can then proceed with the split outlook personal folder, inbox, outbox, calendar, notes, tasks & journals by defining their specific size.

What benefit can I get by using the split by folder option?

Apart from knowing how to split PST file by folder in Outlook 2007/2010/2013, the users keen about knowing its benefits must know that split by folder option offers a scalable splitting. You can not only split an Outlook Data File and create a separate PST for each folder. But you can also define the size for each PST file created after splitting by folder as per your need. Read More: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/split-pst.html

Does the tool to divide PST files of Outlook, create Unicode PST as a result?

No, the software is built with advanced algorithms. Hence, it creates resultant PST of the same inherited formatting as that of the source PST, i.e., if the source PST file is ANSI formatted, then the resultant PST will be created with the same formatting too.

What if the folder size is larger than the size mentioned while splitting?

If the folder size is larger than the size mentioned for splitting by folder, which is usually the case with sent items, inbox, and personal folders. Then, the software will further create multiple PST files of the particular folder as well, and name it accordingly for easily distinguishing each.

How will I recognize other PST files created for a particular folder?

Not only while using split PST by folder option, but also while splitting by other options too; the software has a default pattern set for naming the output PST file.

Thus, when the divide by folder option is selected and the software creates multiple PST files for a single folder it names them as; SysTools_SplitPST_Sent Items, SysTools_SplitPST_Sent Items_1, SysTools_SplitPST_Sent Items_2, and so on.

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