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I have twenty years of history in various .pst files. When I first started using Outlook, my single .pst file and all my folders got too large and I was instructed to move some of my folders into new .pst files. These .pst files contain lots of important emails and historic records attached to emails. So I filed all the emails into various folders within various .pst files.
If Outlook will no longer support .pst files, how will I be able to access the .pst files? I understand that Microsoft will no longer support “Old Outlook”. So what can I now do to be able to access these various .pst files? Should i go back to what I was doing originally and move everything from .pst files into folders within my "root" Outlook email? That would put about 4.5G of emails into my New Outlook. How will that work?
Using New Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Hi,
I guess my problem is the new OAUTH security.
I am using now microsoft 365 with the latest updates (including outlook 365)
I am using a PST file, and I have three mail accounts configured as POP3.
The PST file includes mails in many folders, contacts, and calendar entries
I would like to keep all the entries.
What are my options?
Thanks
So once again, Microsoft launches a half baked "NEW' product, like phone link, various upgrades to Outlook emails with useless popups hiding essential commands, et al. A total failure to understand that some items require security OFF LINE, OFF CLOUD. Like .pst folders. Calendars as well, you'ved removed the scroll up or down. We now have to SELECT the month we want. What a magnificent idea.
All this forcing your retail clients to work the unproductive Microsoft way, so that Microsoft can harvest as much information as you like in the "cloud" for your own nefarious use. All the while FORCING us to pay for more storage in the "cloud" or subscribing to 365 when many of us are desperate to avoid subscriptions.
WHY MICROSOFT WHY? Once an inventor (Encarta, etc et al) now a destrpyer of creativity and personalisation. Are you beholden to the Murdochs?
The road map for the new Outlook says that PST support won't be available until March of 2025:
Amin:
In my rush and frustration, I mistook Monica's repetition of MS's guidance for a reply from the moderator. Thanks for starting this thread. I hope one day soon MS at least replies substantively on the topic - but perhaps that's wishful thinking.
Best,
Jeff
Jeff Isler and Monica TS -
Thank you for continuing to press on this issue. Sadly after Eben's initial reply to my question which started this thread, no one from Microsoft has responded to the follow-up questions. Most seem to deal with the same fact pattern: lots of data in .pst files such that moving all that back to the root email is not practical. I did note that there was a post earlier which said that Microsoft WAS NOW going to support .pst files in the new Outlook. But no details and no real guidance fo folks like us with lots of data in multiple .pst files with folders, subfolders, attachments.
I really wish Eben Ezer Tres (the Microsoft Community Moderator who responded to my first question) would jump back into the fray here.
Many thanks,
Amin No