Accessing Outlook .pst files in New Outlook

I'm not sure if this conversation began with my questions but, since it's directly relevant, I'll reply.

I raised my concerns and questions regarding old & archived emails quite some time ago and, unfortunately, have received several versions of these instructions since then. While helpful, they don't in any way address my concerns. While I understand that Microsoft wants to move to a "more modern" data format than PST files, I've not heard of any facility or strategy that allows me to maintain the functionality of my traditional strategy. I maintain a 10-year history of emails that currently exist as 200GB of offline, archived PST files. Your 4th point seems to clearly state that's too much for new Outlook, based possibly on admin limitations but surely for the program to function. It's a lot of email data, so that limitation is certainly not surprising. Old Outlook offered a strategy - the use of offline PST files. What strategy exists to allow me to maintain my email record using the new Outlook?

Please don't send me yet another explanation of how to import PST files into new Outlook. Just tell me how to manage 200GB of email data.

Thank you.

I'm not sure if this conversation began with my questions but, since it's directly relevant, I'll reply.

I raised my concerns and questions regarding old & archived emails quite some time ago and, unfortunately, have received several versions of these instructions since then. While helpful, they don't in any way address my concerns. While I understand that Microsoft wants to move to a "more modern" data format than PST files, I've not heard of any facility or strategy that allows me to maintain the functionality of my traditional strategy. I maintain a 10-year history of emails that currently exist as 200GB of offline, archived PST files. Your 4th point seems to clearly state that's too much for new Outlook, based possibly on admin limitations but surely for the program to function. It's a lot of email data, so that limitation is certainly not surprising. Old Outlook offered a strategy - the use of offline PST files. What strategy exists to allow me to maintain my email record using the new Outlook?

Please don't send me yet another explanation of how to import PST files into new Outlook. Just tell me how to manage 200GB of email data.

Thank you.

Hello

Sorry I thought that by quoting the Moderator´s answer I´d get a reply from him/her and clarify the meaning of terms and actions with which I´m not familiar because I never had to worry about them, since I´ve always relied in my pst files to keep and retrieve many years of personal and work history .

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

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

The road map for the new Outlook says that PST support won't be available until March of 2025:

New Outlook Roadmap