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Exporting Mailbox to PST Exchange online

Jens Stevens 21 Reputation points
2021-01-29T10:44:53.377+00:00

Dear Forum, Im new to the forum and there for this is my 1st post. I've been looking for a way to export mailboxs to PST. We have Exchange online.(we do not have any physical exchange server) I am exchange admin. I have tried giving myself Mailbox Import Export role I only get these option. ![61844-image.png][1] [1]: /api/attachments/61844-image.png?platform=QnA What am i doing wrong. I do not prefer using any 3th party tools to export mails. Im able to connect powershell to Exchange online, but unable to find the commands to export mailboxes to PST.

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  1. Eric Yin-MSFT 4,396 Reputation points
    2021-02-01T07:23:39.227+00:00

    Hi,
    The picture is missing, it might be due to you deleting space or line breaks in your post. Click "Preview" and make sure the picture is showing correctly before submiting your answers. Also, cover your personal information to avoid unnecessary trouble.

    You can follow this blog for some detailed steps: How to export Office 365 mailboxes to PST using eDiscovery
    For Exchange users, we recommend to export mailbox from server rather than from Outlook client to avoid some sync issues.

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  1. Vasil Michev 119.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-01-29T11:07:24.967+00:00

    You're not doing anything wrong, there simply isnt an "export to PST" functionality in Exchange Online. The closest you can get is using eDiscovery export: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/export-search-results?view=o365-worldwide
    Or you can export via Outlook.

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