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However, this also means that those items will only be available on the computer where the file is saved.

Because these files are saved on our computer, they aren’t subject to mailbox size limits on a mail server this means that, by moving items to an Outlook Data File (.pst) on our computer, we can free up storage space in the mailbox on our mail server. Outlook Data Files can also be used to backup or export items from any type of email account, or to import email messages, calendar, contact, and task data from another Outlook Data File.

NOTE: In Outlook 2013 and earlier versions, IMAP accounts also used an Outlook Data File (.pst) since Outlook 2016 and Outlook for Office 365, IMAP accounts have been switched to use Offline Outlook Data Files (.ost) format instead. Outlook Data File (PST)Īn Outlook Data File(PST) contains your messages and other Outlook items and is saved on your computer. Let's now briefly review the most relevant differences between these two formats. ost file extension: those are the OST files.

Other types of accounts, such as Outlook 365 accounts, Exchange accounts, IMAP accounts, and accounts store their information in Offline Outlook Data Files, which are stored with the. Now, certain types of accounts, such as POP accounts, store their information in Outlook Data Files, which are stored on the filesystem with the. When you add an e-mail account to Outlook, a local copy of all the e-mail message you download is stored on your computer: this feature allows you to access your previously downloaded or synchronized email messages, calendar information, contacts, and tasks without an internet connection. In this article we're going to talk about MS Outlook, which is currently the #4 most used e-mail client: Source:, November 2019 OST and PST, aka MS Outlook data files Truth to be told, it's not the first time we're talking about it: we already mentioned Stellar Utilities, and more precisely their MS Exchange EDB Recovery Tool, in this post. In this post we'll take an extensive look at Stellar Converter for OST, a powerful OST to PST converter software that can be used to convert inaccessible OST files into accessible Outlook PST files.