How to convert OST to PST file
MS Outlook Offline Storage (.ost) file is the component of MS Exchange Server. It store mailbox data locally in OST file. It cannot be used with MS Outlook. It helps user to work offline. It stores emails, calendar, journals, notes, contacts, tasks etc. At the time when you face the problem of Exchange server crash or slowdown, user mailbox deletion or EDB corruption then OST file gets inaccessible containing emails, calendar, journals, notes, contacts, tasks etc. In this situation your Outlook won’t be able to convert OST to PST automatically to work and your OST file will become unusable. But with the use of Stellar Phoenix Mailbox Exchange Desktop which is like an OST to PST converter. It converts unusable OST file to usable PST file. Now you can import new .pst file in to MS Outlook for further use. This software is also useful to recovers Emails and email attachments, Contacts, Notes, Calendar entries, Tasks, Appointments, Schedule, and Drafts from the damaged or corrupted OST file. Having interactive user interface it is very easy to operate and to recover OST file component. You have not to be technically so sound to convert OST to PST file.
Here are some strategies over how to convert OST to PST and How to recover component OST file from damaged OST file
- Install Stellar Phoenix Mailbox Exchange Desktop.
- Launch the application.
- Simple but well organized user interface appears.
- Use the Search OST File option and select the source Outlook data file (.ost).
- You can change the location to save the converted .ost file. By default it saves at the same folder where source file is saved.
- Click Start Conversion option to start process.
- It may take some time.
- After conversion import the new .pst file in to MS Outlook for further use.
In this simple way you can also recover damaged or corrupted OST file. After the conversion or recovery process, you can view all the recovered or converted items such as e-mails, calendar entries, contacts etc, on the main interface. You can also stop the conversion process. But one thing should keep in mind once you stop the conversion process, it would not be resume from there. You have to start a new conversion process. Software thoroughly scans for recover at its maximum level.
System Requirements:
- Windows 98SE / Me / NT4 (SP6) / 2000 / XP / 2003 Operating System with Pentium Class Processor
- 128 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- Enough disk space to create the .pst file