Free Methods to Convert OST File to PST Without Outlook

As you know that Outlook is one of the most popular desktop email clients and provides high security and easy interface. Outlook, in offline (Cached Exchange) mode, saves all Exchange mailbox data in local file named OST file. The changes made by users in offline mode are updated to mailbox when the Exchange connection is re-established.

Here are some situations when convert OST to PST becomes helpful:

1. Deletion of few mailboxes from the server
2. An Exchange user wants to rebuild OST file, the user has some unsaved data in OST file
3. OST files are inaccessible due to Exchange corruption, server crash, etc.

Quick Solution

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There are several methods to convert OST file into PST. Some of the useful methods to perform this conversion are presented here –

1. Export mailbox data to PST
2. Archive OST emails
3. Convert OST to PST with third-party tool

Method 1. Export mailboxes as PST file format

Login to Outlook to export OST file into PST file format and follow the simple procedure –

1. Go to Files > Open and Export and click Import/Export
2. Choose Export to a file and click Next
3. Select Outlook data file (.pst) and click Next
4. Select the desired folder that you want to export and click Next
5. Browse a destination path to save the new PST file
6. Click Finish

Method 2. Archiving emails

When you enable archiving, Outlook emails from OST are saved into PST file format. This will also help users in keeping the size of mailboxes at optimum level.

Follow the steps to create a mailbox archive and save it to the desired location –

1. Launch Outlook application
2. Go to File menu and click Options
3. Go to advanced and click Auto Archive settings
4. Select the number of days in which you want to run auto archiving. Select the folder to save the file and provide archiving options. Click Ok.

With these steps, the mailbox items from OST file are successfully saved to PST file format.

Convert OST to PST without Exchange and MS Outlook

OST to PST conversion utility is an automated tool to freely export 10 items from every OST folder to PST. The tool can simply convert offline OST files to PST without Exchange Server, Exchange profile, and MS Outlook. It is a friendly tool for all users that helps users to recover OST file items and convert them easily to PST file format. The application easily exports multiple OST files at a time. Let's know the working of the utility –

1. Launch OST to PST Conversion Tool and select single or multiple OST files.
   
   
   
2. Get the preview of OST data file.
   
   
   
3. Select Convert to PST under output format
   
   
   
4. Go to Advance filter and export filtered data from OST file.
   
   
   
5. Click the Browse button and provide a location to save PST file.
   
   
   
6. Click Convert Now to start the conversion process.

Manually, it is possible to convert OST to PST with the original Exchange account. But the software converts OST into PST format even without Exchange profile and Exchange Server connectivity. To know the application in detail before buying it, download the free version of the tool.