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    Exchange EDB / Email Recovery Tools
    • EDB Recovery and MigrationRecover EDB to PST, EDB to Office 365 and Exchange NO Duplicate Migration
    • OST Recovery and MigrationRecover OST to PST, OST to Office 365 and Exchange Migration
    • PST Recovery and MigrationRecover Outlook PST, PST to Office 365 and Exchange Migration
    • MBOX Export and MigrationExport MBOX to PST, MBOX to Office 365 and Exchange Migration
    • NSF Export and MigrationExport NSF to PST, NSF to Office 365 and Exchange Migration
    Exchange and Office 365 Migration
    • Exchange Server MigrationMigrate Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 to Office 365 tenants. Also, migrate between Exchange servers and PST
    • Office 365 MigrationMigrate Source Office 365 tenants to Destination Office 365 tenants. Also, migrate to Exchange Server and PST
    • IMAP Email Backup & MigrationMigrate all IMAP email servers (Gmail, Zimbra, Zoho, Yahoo etc.), Office 365, Exchange and Backup to Outlook PST
    • SharePoint Online MigrationMigrate documents, files and folders from SharePoint sites
    • OneDrive for Business MigrationMigrate documents, files and folders from OneDrive
    • Microsoft Teams MigrationMigrate Teams, documents, files and folders etc.
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    • Office 365 BackupIncremental, Granular, Encrypted and Compressed Office 365 Mailboxes Backup
    • Exchange Server BackupIncremental, Granular, Encrypted and Compressed Exchange Mailboxes Backup
    • SharePoint, OneDrive & Teams BackupBackup Online site collections, Team sites, Office 365 groups, all documents etc.
    • Duplicate Remover - Office 365 & Exchange Remove duplicate emails, calendars, contacts, journal etc. from Office 365 and Exchange
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    Convert OST to PST

    Steps to convert Outlook OST to PST files

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  • How it works?
    • OST to PST Converter
    • OST to Office 365 Migration
    • OST to Exchange Migration
  • Connect to Exchange server for multiple mailboxes migration
    • Connect with Global Admin
    • Connect to multiple users using CSV file
    • Connect using full access permission
    • Connect individual users for Single / Specific user Migration
  • Connect to Hosted Exchange for its Migration
    • Connect with Full Access permissions
    • Using multiple user credentials with CSV file
    • Connecting to Individual user for its migration
  • Connect to Office 365
    • Modern Authentication Using OAuth 2.0
      • Microsoft 365 modern authentication
      • Automatic Registration
      • Manual Registration
    • Connect with Global Admin
    • Connect to Office 365 with full access permission
    • Connect to Office 365 with CSV file option
    • Connect to Office 365 as single user mailbox
  • Set Exchange Server Impersonation rights
    • Exchange 2007 and below
    • Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019
    • Set using Exchange Server GUI
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    • Corrupt OST file recovery
    • Unicode and ANSI OST format
    • Split OST file
    • Rebuild OST file
    • Exchange mailbox backup
    • Recover orphaned OST file
    • Recover all Exchange and Outlook OST files
    • Recover metadata and attachments
    • Export unlimited OST files to PST
    • Free OST file viewer
    • Granular recovery of OST file
    • Recover encrypted OST file
    • Recover deleted mailboxes from OST
    • Export email, calendars, contacts
    • Selective OST export
    • Migrate OST to Office 365
    • OST to Live Exchange
    • Outlook OST cannot be accessed
    • Log report
    • Fix Outlook not connecting to server error
    • Fix Outlook the set of folders cannot be opened
    • Fix Outlook not syncing error
    • Outlook Cached Exchange mode
    • Fix Outlook data file cannot be accessed
    • Fix the error Outlook inbox not updating
    • Your mailbox has been temporarily moved on Exchange server
    • Open OST file in Outlook
    • Repair corrupted OST files from Outlook 365
    • Save Outlook emails to hard drive
    • Import OST file into Outlook
    • Your Outlook data file cannot be configured
    • Errors have been detected in the OST
  • Incremental Migration
  • Exchange Throttling Policy
  • Set Office 365 Impersonation rights
    • Using PowerShell commands
    • Using Office 365 GUI
  • Map the Mailboxes
  • Multifactor Authentication
    • Enable MFA in Office 365
    • Create App password for MFA
    • Disable Security Defaults

EdbMails OST to PST Converter to convert Outlook data files

EdbMails tool for OST to PST can export mailbox data such as emails, contacts, notes, journals, appointments, tasks, calendars by converting the OST file to PST. It uses advanced algorithms to recover corrupted and orphaned OST files and enables you to restore your mailbox data in a few clicks. Furthermore, you can export the mailbox data from the OST to HTML, EML and MHT formats and directly migrate mailboxes, public folder and shared mailboxes to Office 365 and Live Exchange.

Convert OST to PST

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I. Prerequisites for converting OST files to PST

  • Step 1: Install Microsoft Outlook on your computer

    For exporting mailboxes from OST to PST with EdbMails, you need to have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer. Install the latest applicable updates for MS Outlook and ensure that you have sufficient space on your computer to save the output PST file.

  • Step 2: Create a new profile in Outlook for all users

    For a successful PST export operation, create a new Outlook profile. See how to create an Outlook profile for a single user and steps to create an Outlook profile for all users in a domain.

 Tip: If you are confused about the different Outlook file formats, Learn more about the difference between OST and PST files.

II. Steps to export email data from OST to PST

EdbMails can reinstate your Outlook mailbox data from Exchange server crash, Outlook errors, virus infections and ransomware attacks. The application is simple to use with a graphical user interface and enables you to perform OST recovery and export operation without requiring technical expertise. It supports Offline Storage Table (.ost) files from Outlook 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003. For instance, if your Outlook is not connecting to the server, you can use EdbMails to easily export and migrate your Exchange server mailboxes.

  • Step 1: Download EdbMails OST to PST converter tool

    Download EdbMails and install the application on your computer by following the on-screen instructions. It is compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1 and 7.

    • Download EdbMails and install the application on your computer by following the on-screen instructions. It is compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1 and 7.

       See a detailed list of EdbMails system requirements for OST file conversion and migration.

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    • Launch the application and click 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial'.

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    • Select the recovery and conversion technique as 'OST to PST, OST to Office 365 and OST to Exchange'.
  • Step 2: Select the offline OST file to extract and convert
    • Before starting the repair and conversion operation, take a copy of the OST file as a backup.
    • Browse and select the Outlook OST from your computer that you want to convert.

     Tip: EdbMails does not require the original Exchange server profile associated with your email account to convert the OST to PST. It can also repair an OST file from corruption and restore email data from issues such as ‘Outlook errors have been detected in the file OST’.

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  • Step 3: Preview and select the mailboxes for export
    • After EdbMails scans and recovers the offline OST file, you can preview the mail items such as emails, contacts, folders, notes, tasks, calendars from the application’s preview pane.
    • Click on the individual mail items if you want to export them from the OST file to HTML, MHT and EML formats.
    • Select the required mailboxes / folders and click the 'Export to Outlook PST' button to continue.
    • Alternatively, you can right click on the selected mailboxes / folders and select the option 'Export Selected Mailboxes / Folders to PST'.

      Select the mailboxes to Export

     Tip: EdbMails provides the following additional options to help you customize the OST to PST export operation based on a Date and other mailbox rules

    1. Additional Include and Exclude Filter Options Selective mailbox and folder export from OST to PST.
    2. Filter emails by Date: Export emails to PST by applying the Date filter.
    3. Split the target PST file into multiple smaller files upon reaching the user-defined size.
    4. Filter emails by Size: Exclude emails and attachments from the export, which are larger than a specified size.
    5. Create separate PST files for every selected folder and subfolder.
    6. Filter emails by domain: Export OST to PST based on the email address

    Include exclude folders

III. Convert the OST file to Outlook PST format

  • Now, add a suitable label to the export job for identification, which enables you to quickly load the application’s settings for future export operations.

    Convert the OST file

  • You can view all the labels by clicking 'View Log' that contains all the details of the previous operation.
  • Verify the mailboxes and folder that you have selected for the export. Select the Action as 'Export' and start the OST to PST conversion.

    Select Mailboxes and Start Exporting

  • If the PST location has not been selected before, the application prompts you to select the export location.
  • Ensure that you have enough free disk space to store the PST files and select the PST location where you want to save the exported data.

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  • That's it! During export operation, you can view the progress as shown below where you can also pause and resume the export.

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An appropriate message will be displayed on completion of the export operation. Finally, verify the exported items with the log report. Start Microsoft Outlook and add the exported PST file to verify the items such as emails, calendars, contacts, notes and so on.

Benefits of using EdbMails for OST to PST conversion

EdbMails enables you to save Outlook emails to the hard drive by converting the OST file PST format. In the event that Exchange fails, an OST file or mailbox becomes corrupt, the Outlook data file cannot be accessed, or your Outlook profile is disabled/deleted from the mail server, the PST backup will assist you in avoiding mailbox data loss. If Outlook is down and you are unable to open it, you can convert the OST file to PST format to retrieve your mailbox items.

  1. EdbMails can not only help you convert an OST file to PST, but it can also help you import OST to Office 365 and Live Exchange in a few clicks.
  2. EdbMails does not require the original Exchange server profile tied with your email account to extract and convert the OST to PST.
  3. It can perfectly restore email data from orphaned, corrupted, damaged and virus-infected OST files.
  4. Restore deleted emails and mail items from the OST file.
  5. Easily select and export emails, contacts and calendars from Outlook OST files.
  6. The application enables you to convert mail items from OST to HTML, MHT and EML formats.
  7. EdbMails includes a free OST file viewer and a free PST file viewer that enables you to view both OST and PST files from a single application.
  8. If you have exported the OST file to multiple PST files, EdbMails free PST merge tool enables you to combine the exported PST files into a single PST file.
  9. You can export OST to PST with no email or mailbox size restrictions.
  10. Compatible with OST files from all Outlook versions. More Features
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