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Shake Hands with OST Extractor Tool to Extract Microsoft Exchange OST to PST

Author: Feriha Joshi
by Feriha Joshi
Posted: Apr 20, 2017

OST Extractor is an application that helps to extract all OST file and extract Exchange OST to PST file format. It transfers the complete data items of email such as attachments, Meta data, hyperlinks, etc. to PST file format. The tool is operable on all Windows platform. It maintains the integrity of data after transferring to PST format.

Editions of OST Extractor Software

OST Extractor is available in two editions, i.e. Demo and Licensed. User can select any edition accordingly.

  • Demo Edition

The Demo edition is totally free to use by simply downloading it from the official site of the company. As it is a free version, there are certain limitations involved that lets users recover and convert first 25 items from each folder of OST File.

  • Licensed Edition

It is a paid edition of OST Recovery, which can be purchased from the Company’s official site. It permits user to perform complete recovery and convert them to PST file format.

Required Features

OST Extractor is a utility that recovers and extracts all OST data to PST file format along with all its attachments Meta-data, hyperlinks, etc. There are some of the features of Extract OST to PST Tool as mentioned:

  • Retains Data Integrity

OST Extractor preserves the integrity of data, formatting, structure, etc. It maintains the on-disk folder structure after transferring the data to Outlook PST in original form without data loss.

  • Split Large PST

Before extracting to the PST file format, an application offers an option to split the PST file into smaller size. Therefore, instead of creating a large PST file, user can easily manage by dividing the size into multiple parts.

  • Preview OST Data

User can examine MSG files before conversion as the software is designed in a way that it previews the whole data in Property view, message header view, MIME view, RTF view, Hex view, and corresponding attachments.

  • Generates A Report

Once the process is completed, the application will generate a complete report of OST restoration. It contains the all the information of exported mailbox as well as the path of file storage. It can be saved in CSV file format for the future reference.

  • Offers Naming Options

OST Extractor software provides an inbuilt feature of file naming convention. It offers an option to store the converted data according to the required name. It provides nine naming conventions to save the data.

  • Storage At Desired Location

OST Extractor software offers an option to store the data at desired location after converting them to PST file format. It makes easy for users, as they do not have to search the converted and recovered file on their system.

Pros

  1. Allows conversion in multiple file formats

  2. Split large size PST data into smaller parts

Cons

  1. Search option is not available

  2. Does not support batch conversion

Observational Verdict

After testing the product and reviewing its qualities, it can be said that OST Extractor is a productive application for performing recovering and converting the unlimited amount of data to PST file format. The application preserves the formatting, structure, and integrity of data after OST to PST conversion. It can be rated as 9.5 out of 10 as it does not support batch conversion.

About the Author

Feriha is a blogger who provides articles mainly upon migration of one file format to another.

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Author: Feriha Joshi

Feriha Joshi

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