{"id":247,"date":"2013-10-29T05:35:23","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T05:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semnaitik.wordpress.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:50:42","slug":"convert-ost-to-pst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/convert-ost-to-pst\/","title":{"rendered":"OST to PST Conversion by Using 3 Easy &#038; Safe DIY Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div class=\"p-4 mb-4\" style=\"border: 2px solid #005EFF; border-radius: 30px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OST and PST are two Outlook data file types used by Microsoft Outlook.\u00a0I&#8217;ve often seen people asking about\u00a0<em>&#8220;OST to PST conversion&#8221;<\/em>. If you&#8217;re a complete newbie and stuck in a situation where you have to convert OST file to PST format, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. In this article, I&#8217;ll help you understand the difference between OST and PST files. Also, I&#8217;ll explain few easy DIY tricks which help you import email messages and other mailbox data from OST to PST file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever the Exchange Server becomes unavailable due to any reason, OST to PST conversion may turn into your primary need. Why? Sometimes it may happen that the Exchange Server has crashed or gone for maintenance. Though an OST file contains all the mailbox content of your Exchange Server, you can&#8217;t make the changes since the Exchange Server is unavailable. PST file doesn&#8217;t need Exchange Server for synchronization. Therefore, you can convert OST file to PST format if you urgently need to access and use the mailbox data stored in the OST file. There might be many other reasons for OST to PST conversion. Generally, it simply depends upon the situation you&#8217;re in. We&#8217;ll discuss that later in this article. Also, we will discuss a Third-party software named <strong>Sysinfo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/ost-to-pst-converter.php\">OST to PST Converter<\/a><\/strong>. First, let&#8217;s understand the difference between OST and PST files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center mac-win-tab\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul id=\"myTab\" class=\"nav nav-tabs justify-content-center\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"home-tab\" class=\"nav-link bg-transparent px-4 active\" role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#home\" aria-controls=\"home\" aria-selected=\"true\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i> Windows<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"profile-tab\" class=\"nav-link bg-transparent px-4\" role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#profile\" aria-controls=\"profile\" aria-selected=\"false\"><i class=\"icon-apple\"><\/i>Mac<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"myTabContent\" class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"home\" class=\"tab-pane fade active show\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"home-tab\"><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/SysInfoTools-OST-to-PST-Converter-Demo.exe\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i> Download Now<\/a>  <a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/ost-to-pst-converter.php\"><i class=\"icon-basket\"><\/i> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"profile\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"profile-tab\"><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/Sysinfo-Mac-OST-to-PST-for-Mac.dmg\"><i class=\"icon-apple\"><\/i> Download Now<\/a>  <a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/mac\/ost-to-pst-converter\/buy.php\"><i class=\"icon-basket\"><\/i> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Difference between OST and PST<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a novice user, there&#8217;s hardly any difference between OST to PST files. Fundamentally, both these Outlook data file types have the same file structure. Even they both store the same type of mailbox data. However, there&#8217;s a noteworthy difference between OST and PST files. Novice users might not be aware of it. Being an Outlook data file, both OST and PST store email messages, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, and other mailbox data including attachments. If the Outlook client is being used as a stand-alone application, it creates <strong>PST<\/strong> (<em>personal storage table<\/em>).\u00a0On the other hand, if the Outlook client is connected to Microsoft Exchange Server and the <strong>Cached Exchange Mode<\/strong> is turned on, a copy of your mailbox is saved on the local computer system inside a file, called OST (<em>offline storage table<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> In order to open the OST file, make sure the <strong>Use Offline Folders<\/strong> option is enabled in the Outlook client.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike PST, an OST file doesn&#8217;t need an Internet connection to access emails and other mailbox data. You can create appointments, add new contacts, read &amp; write emails, etc. during the offline mode. And once the Internet connection is re-established, whatever changes you&#8217;ve made earlier will be synchronized on the Exchange Server. However, if there&#8217;s any sort of problem with the Microsoft Exchange Server, the OST file won&#8217;t be affected.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reasons for OST to PST Conversion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes you may need to import email messages from OST to PST file. Let&#8217;s get familiar with the top 6 reasons which may arise the need for OST to PST conversion:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#1 &#8211; Unexpected Crash in Exchange Server <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft Exchange Server is prone to crashes and other severe issues. There are various reasons why an Exchange Server may crash down unexpectedly. Some of the possible reasons are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sudden power failure;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Software malfunction;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internal bugs;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virus infection, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An unexpected crash in the Exchange Server makes the connection unavailable, i.e. there&#8217;s no way to connect to the Exchange Server. And it&#8217;s hard to tell how much time it requires to repair Exchange Server. This could be the most frustrating situation for any user.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#2 &#8211; Maintenance of Exchange Server <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You should know that maintenance is unavoidable in software systems. There&#8217;s no way to access the mailbox data if the Exchange Server has gone for regular maintenance. Sometimes it may happen that you need to access the mailbox data urgently. Though the copy of your mailbox data is stored in an OST file, you can&#8217;t synchronize the changes with the Exchange Server since it has gone for maintenance.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#3 &#8211; Data Migration <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If an organization is shifting from one place to another, data migration becomes an essential task. Even sometimes it may happen that you need to migrate the data from one system to another one. You must be aware of the fact that the OST file can only be opened in the computer system which originally created it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#4 &#8211; Switching Workplace <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;ve left the previous organization where your Outlook profile was connected to the Exchange Server, the OST file is just useless now. Though you can still open the OST file in the Outlook client, you can&#8217;t make any changes to it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#5 &#8211; Data Recovery <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes it may happen that you delete some of your mailbox content accidentally from the OST file. Although you can create a new OST file by downloading it from the server. But what would happen if the data has been deleted from the server itself?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>#6 &#8211; Mailbox Corruption <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An outlook data file is prone to corruption, be it PST or OST. There are various reasons for corruption in OST files, such as software malfunction, virus infection, storage media failure, insufficient storage space, etc. If you&#8217;re using Microsoft Outlook 2007 or any earlier version, you can use the <strong>scanost.exe<\/strong> utility, the <em>Integrity check tool<\/em>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/repair-ost-file\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>repair OST file<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. What would you do if the scanost.exe fails to repair OST file?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you just want to read or view the mailbox data, you should use the freeware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/recovery\/ost-file-viewer.php\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>OST File Viewer<\/strong><\/span><\/a> tool.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under all these circumstances, you can convert OST file to PST format so that you can use the mailbox content with no trouble. But now the question is, <em>&#8220;how to convert OST file to PST format&#8221;<\/em>. Generally, people recommend a 3rd party paid OST to PST Converter utility that can effortlessly import email messages from OST to PST file. But before you can purchase any paid software, you should try a few easy manual tricks. Microsoft Outlook client has a few built-in features which allow you to import email messages and other mailbox content from OST to PST file without requiring any 3rd party software. Microsoft Outlook has a few built-in features which you can use here.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Trick #1 &#8211; Archive<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Microsoft Outlook, you can use the <strong>Archive<\/strong> feature to move or copy the mailbox items to a PST file. If you want to convert OST to PST format, you can use this feature to have all the mailbox data of an OST file into a PST file. This feature helps you move or copy almost each and every mailbox item, except contacts. You can&#8217;t archive\u00a0<i>Contacts<\/i>\u00a0of an OST file.\u00a0Follow the steps given below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> First of all, launch the <strong>Microsoft Outlook<\/strong> client on your system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-1.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"224\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now open the OST file from which you want to move items to the new PST file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0On the main menu, click the <strong>File<\/strong> tab <strong>&gt;<\/strong> <strong>Info<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/bloh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-2.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"428\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-2.png 428w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-2-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select <em><strong>Cleanup Tools<\/strong><\/em> in the options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Click\u00a0<strong>Archive&#8230;<\/strong> in the list scroll down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-3.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"215\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> The <strong>Archive<\/strong> dialog box will appear there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-4.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"362\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-4.png 362w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-4-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <em><strong>&#8220;Archive<\/strong> <strong>this folder and all subfolders&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0box is checked by default. If it is not, then check it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now select any folder from the list that you want to move. For example <strong>Inbox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> On the same window, you can see an option to\u00a0<em><strong>Archive items older than<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-5.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"362\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-5.png 362w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-5-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select a date from the calendar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0Now click <strong>Browse<\/strong> to define a location to save a new PST file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-6.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-6.png 640w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-6-619x464.png 619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, give a new name to this new PST file. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong>\u00a0In the edit box, you can see a new PST file along with its location.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-7.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Archive feature\" width=\"362\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-7.png 362w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-using-archive-step-7-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to start the actual process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;ll take a couple of minutes to complete the process successfully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result, the new PST file contains the mailbox folder archived from the OST file.<\/p>\n<h2><b><\/b><b>Trick #2 &#8211; Export to a New PST File<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <em><strong>Export<\/strong><\/em> feature of MS Outlook is not that much effective unlike <em><strong>Archive<\/strong><\/em> feature to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/convert-ost-to-pst\/\">convert OST file to PST<\/a><\/strong> format. However, it&#8217;s a quick and easy way to move all the mailbox data from OST to PST file. This feature not only allows you to convert OST file to PST format but also in CSV and Excel formats.\u00a0Follow the steps given below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> First, launch the <strong>Microsoft Outlook<\/strong> client on your system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can see a list of PST files in the navigation pane. Also, it includes the new PST file you created earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0On the main menu, click the\u00a0<strong>File<\/strong> tab <strong>&gt; Open<\/strong> <strong>&gt;<\/strong> <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-1.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"553\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-1.png 553w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-1-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0On <em><strong>Import and Export Wizard<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0select\u00a0<em><strong>Export to a file<\/strong><\/em> in the options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-2.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"451\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-2.png 451w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-2-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0On <em><strong>Export to a file<\/strong><\/em> window,\u00a0select\u00a0<em><strong>Outlook Data File (.pst)<\/strong><\/em> in the options.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-3.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"451\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-3.png 451w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-3-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> On the\u00a0<em><strong>Export Outlook Data File<\/strong><\/em> window, expand the OST file listed there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-4.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"451\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-4.png 451w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-4-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select the mailbox folder you want to export to the new PST file. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0Now click <strong>Browse<\/strong> to select the PST file you created earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-5.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"451\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-5.png 451w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-5-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong>\u00a0You can see the selected PST file along with its location in the edit box. You can use other options as well available there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-7.png\" alt=\"split PST using Outlook's Export feature\" width=\"451\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-7.png 451w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/split-pst-file-using-outlook-export-step-7-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to start the actual process. As a result, the new PST file contains the mailbox folder exported from the OST file.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Trick #3 &#8211; Drag &amp; Drop <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s one of the easiest and most effective ways to move mailbox data from an OST to PST file. You need to create a new PST file in your Outlook profile, and then drag all the mailbox folders from OST to PST file. Remember, you can&#8217;t drag the default folders like Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, etc. into a new PST file. If you try this, you&#8217;ll receive a message saying you can&#8217;t move default folders. You can only copy the default folders from OST to PST file.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Limitation! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before using any of these manual tricks, make sure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You&#8217;re using the same computer system in which you&#8217;ve created the OST files. This is the main requirement.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, make sure the connection to MS Exchange Server is available.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">And most importantly, the OST files must be valid, i.e. not corrupt. If the OST files are corrupt, you can&#8217;t open them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Professional OST to PST Converter <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can&#8217;t use the manual tricks, you should better look forward to a professional solution. There are many vendors in the market which provide you OST to PST Converter tool. One such <strong>Sysinfo OST to PST Converter<\/a><\/strong> tool is provided by SysInfoTools Software which can effortlessly convert OST file to PST format without causing any alteration or changes to the original data. Via this software, you can import email messages and other mailbox data from OST to PST and other popular file formats which include MSG, DBX, EML, and MBOX.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2807\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ost-to-pst-conversion.png\" alt=\"OST to PST conversion\" width=\"754\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ost-to-pst-conversion.png 754w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ost-to-pst-conversion-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.semnaitik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ost-to-pst-conversion-619x300.png 619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This OST to PST Converter tool is designed with an easy-to-use approach so that any technical or non-technical user can use it with ease. 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