Recommended Steps to Merge Outlook PST files

I mostly get questioned by Outlook users, how to merge multiple Microsoft Outlook files into a single file, in order to maintain emails or files. To avoid such huge collection of unmanageable files we need to work on the merging process to safely merge PST without affecting the file structure. Before explaining the merge PST Files procedure, let's know what else can be the reasons and need that force us to do the merging.

Reasons for Outlook PST Merge

Working with online Outlook service creates PST file, which is an individualized folder file to store Outlook's all file items much as emails, calendars, duty, etc. No doubt, using the emailing system every day which increase in taking and outgoing of multiple files, result in data management risk. So to control such PST unmanageable issues, it is necessary to combine outlook data files for easy handling and management purposes.To perform PST merging you need to follow a step by step process that is explained in the below section.

Easy Manual Tricks to Combine Multiple PST Files into One

PST Merge can be performed in two different parts; first, create a new blank Outlook PST file; second Import PST files into newly created (blank) PST file.

Part 1

Step 1: You must open MS Outlook Application on your computer to proceed.

Step 2: For newly Outlook data file, click on Home menu> New Items -> More Items> Outlook Data File.

Step 3: On the appeared Create or Open Outlook Data File window, choose the location to save the new PST file> OK to save the file.

Part 2

Once the file is created, you can now use Import option to import the PST files one by one into the newly created file. Follow the Import PST File option using below few easy steps;

Step 1: Click on the File menu> Open> Import.

Step 2: On the Import and Export Wizard dialog box, select the option "Import from another program or file"> Next button.

Step 3: On the Import window, Select the Outlook Data File (.pst) option and Tap the Next button.

Step 4: Now browse the PST file that you would like to import into new Outlook PST file. Click on Finish button.

Step 6: Once the process the importing PST files into the newly Created PST files begins, wait for a while until the process gets done successfully.

Conclusion

Personally, after discussing this manual process to merge Outlook file, it is simple but quite time taking if working with numerous file. to make your process simpler the recommended alternative procedure to combine Microsoft Outlook PST; PST Merge Utility.

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