Open OST File as PST with Some Manual Strategy

Users accessing MS Outlook with Exchange Server must have knowledge of PST and OST files. Outlook stores all it’s data in Personal Storage Table whereas OST files are offline folders that stores replica of data stored in Exchange Server.

There are scenarios, When the need of converting or opening OST in Outlook PST is arises, For Example, When Exchange server is going through planned or unplanned downtime, it becomes too difficult to synchronize the changes made on OST file to Exchange Server.

There are various methods available to open OST email in PST file format, user can go for third party tool as well as manual way to open OST file as PST file format. However, Outlook does not offers any direct option to convert OST file, therefore user can go for third party tool namely OST Recovery that can generate backup of OST file data in PST file format in a very efficient way. In addition, user can get back the permanently deleted messages from OST file and tool can repair the corrupt OST file with OST Recovery tool.

How To Open OST File as PST Manually

Archiving

User can open OST file in PST by archiving. it’s data by moving or copying OST data to PST file format. User can perform Archiving by enabling the AutoArchive option. This feature is available in all versions of Outlook.

Click on File, Go to Options Click Advanced and Set AutoArchive


 

 

Note: With archiving user can not archive their contacts.

Exporting Data to Open OST File as PST

User can backup their OST file as PST file, user can move all the Emails, Contacts, Calendar to PST file. User can follow the following procedure for importing OST file data to PST file:

  • Open MS Outlook

  • Click on File menu
  • Go to Import and Export wizard
  • Import Outlook Data File Window will appear on screen
  • Now click Browse option to select the file
  • select Allow duplicates to be created
  • Click Next
  • In Import a File window, select Outlook data file(.pst)
  • Click Next
  • In Import Outlook Data File window, select the items that you wants to export in PST format.
  • Click on Finish button

Note: User must be connected to MS Exchange Server while performing this conversion.

Conclusion: By opening OST file as PST format, one can tackle number of problem that arises while accessing OST files. Open the Microsoft OST file data to PST it will also works as backup for user.