Summary- In this informative blog we are going to explain about the migration of OST to Office 365 user account. Also, there have been number of queries, some are mentioned below:
Users Queries
“I have a collection of multiple OST files. I want to move all the data to my Office 365 account. Please advise me a possible method to migrate all OST data to Office 365 account.”
“Is it possible transfer the Offline OST database to Office 365 account a using a manual method for same in Windows 10. Please suggest an optimal solution!!”
Exchange Server is the most important mail server originated by Microsoft. It is utilized with Microsoft Outlook and stores the data in OST format. The OST file format allows users to open the email in offline mode and synchronize with Exchange Server when it is connected. Now because of the latest technology Office 365, most of the organizations are switching emails from OST to Office 365 cloud account. The reason is simple as it enables user to open the data from anyplace with having availability of internet.
Microsoft Outlook and Office 365 both are email applications developed by Microsoft. Both email applications are usually utilised by the Individuals as well as by the corporate users. Saving your Exchange data on cloud platform has many advantage such as emails in the Office 365 application is completely accessible in the presence of internet connectivity. So number of users need to export OST file to Office 365 account. In this blog, we will discuss the method to implement this migration task by using manual and professional method. Before known the solution part let us first discuss why the users want to switch OST file data to Exchange online.
Reason to Upload OST File to Outlook Web Access
There are number of reasons are available for migration OST file to Office 365. Here, some of them are explained below-
Easily Accessible – Office 365 application is easily accessible from anywhere. Cloud based application provides so many benefits as compared to desktop based email application. Office 365 account is developed by the Microsoft Online suite. Therefore, the data stored in the Office 365 account will be easily manageable and accessible in absence of the internet connectivity. So, it is the main reason why the users want to import OST to Office 365.
No File Corruption- When the email data is saved in the Microsoft cloud then there is no chance of file corruption and data loss. So, avoid any corruption problem several users wants to move OST file to Exchange Online.
Other Reasons- Because of the cloud-based latest Office 365 technology, most of the IT organizations are thinking to convert the OST file data to Exchange Online application. And, also there are various users and facilities offers to Office 365 users.
Manual Method to Know How to Save OST File in Office 365 Cloud Account
There are no direct process are presented. First of all, you have to migrate the OST to PST file format. And after that, you can upload converted PST file to Office 365 account.
- Method 1. Convert OST File Data to PST Format
- Method 2. Upload PST Files to O365 Account
If you want to convert the OST to PST format, then you can take help of the export feature of MS Outlook application. Follow these steps-
- Open and Run MS Outlook email application
- Now, choose the Import and Export option
- Then, select Export to a file option and click Next.
- After that, choose the Personal Folder File (.pst) and press Next button.
- Now, choose the folders which you want to Export
- Browse the location to save the resultant PST file
- Now finally, click on Finish to complete the process
Method 2. Now Upload the PST file to Office 365
There are two way available to transfer the PST file to office 365
- Upload to O365 by using the Network Upload Method
- Drive Shipping Method
(A) Network Upload Method
- Download and Install the Azure Azcopy application and copy the SAS URL. (The SAS URL will offer the necessary permission to move the PST file to Azure.
- Now the upload the PST file to Office 365.
- After that, you can create the PST mapping CSV file.
- Then, create an import job in Office 365 to import PST file.
- Now filter the data and start the PST import job.
(B) Drive Shipping Method
This solution helps the user to export the PST file to Office 365. To implement this the user had to copy the PST file to the hard disk drive and then send the drive to the Microsoft. After that MS will copy the data from the disk drive to the cloud.
Drawbacks of Manual Method
- It is a lengthy and time-consuming process
- Requires technical knowledge to perform this process
- Chances of data loss
Opt Automated Solution to Convert OST to Office 365
The above manual process mentioned to save OST file in Office 365 account. The methods looks like easy and simple but it might be difficult for a user to execute the certain steps prior technical knowledge. Thus, it is always recommended that the user should go for a third party software to perform easy and hassle-free experience. One of such effective utilities available in the online market is the OST Converter developed by CubexSoft.
The Final Words
Many O365 users want to know how to save OST file in Office 365. To resolve this query we have given the solution to this question with the help of manual and third-party solution. The above discussed manual method has major drawbacks. So it is recommended to opt the professional OST to Office 365 Converter to resolve this issue.
