How to convert OST File into PST File Manually?

MS outlook stores e-mails messages, contacts, address book, tasks and other data on your computer in Outlook data files (OST and PST files). When you configured your outlook e-mail account with POP3 (Post Office Protocol ) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol ), PST file is created by default as outlook.pst file on your system.

OST file is created when you configured your outlook e-mail account with Microsoft exchange server and select ‘cached Exchange mode’ or ‘work offline mode’.  Offline OST file enable you to work when there is no connectivity with exchange server.  You can have access to e-mail and other data items even your exchange server is not linked with outlook.  All updates made to OST file will get reflected to exchange server mailbox as soon as outlook connects with exchange server.

OST file is cached data item of your exchange mailbox on your computer thus might has possibility to get corrupted, damaged, orphaned and sometimes inaccessible.

Many users of MS outlook faces issues related to OST file so to deal with unwanted issues and have access to your crucial data items of OST file we recommends to convert it into PST file manually using MS outlook Export and Import tool. 

Procedure to convert OST file to PST file

Step 1: Open MS outlook select the File menu to access drop down list and then click on Import and export option.

Step 2: In Import and Export wizard click Export to a file  option and then click Next. 

Step 3: Select  Personal Folder File (.pst) when you asked to chose file type. 

Step 4: Select the items to be exported and check the Include Subfolders option. 

Step 5: Browse and select the target folder you want to store PST file.

Step 6: Click Ok and then Finish.