{"id":658,"date":"2022-10-13T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=658"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:49:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:19:41","slug":"export-disconnected-mailbox-to-pst-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/export-disconnected-mailbox-to-pst-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained Simple Procedure to Export Disconnected Mailbox to PST"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Summary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This informative article explains the solution to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As it becomes a difficult task to extract and read the Offline EDB files. So, by reading this article, users will be able to mount the mailbox and can access their data easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is now a regular job for multiple organization admins to unmount or disconnect the mailbox from MS Exchange when not is used or is not needful. The Exchange server uses the<strong> EDB<\/strong> as a file format to save the mailbox data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But sometimes the circumstances arise in which an admin requires to get the mailbox data. Now the admin will need to mount\/connect the mailbox with the Exchange then extract the data into <strong>PST format<\/strong> then the admin views the mailbox data easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might seem like an easy task to do, but the process of mounting and exporting is not a simple job to do. So, in this article, we will explain the convenient methods to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Understanding the Unmounted \/ Disconnected Mailbox<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, let\u2019s understand the concept of the <strong>disconnected mailbox<\/strong> of the Exchange server. When an admin detaches the mailbox from any account in AD, then it gets unmounted and hence becomes a disconnected mailbox and becomes the <strong>offline EDB file<\/strong> that contains all the mailbox data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EDB file stores the data like emails, contacts, notes, calendars, etc. These <strong>EDB files<\/strong> are inaccessible until they are mounted back to the Exchange mailbox or converted to some other format.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Explore the Modern Method to <\/b><b>Export Disconnected Mailbox to P<\/b><b>ST?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, users look for a solution, and if they get a manual method. Then they try that by following lengthy and complex steps. Sometimes it also includes some technical aspects that a na\u00efve user cannot understand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, all that a user need is to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disabled mailbox to pst<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a few clicks. With the help of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/edb-to-pst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDB to PST Converter Tool<\/a>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">users will be able to easily perform the task to view Offline EDB mailbox data in PST format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Below mentioned are the steps to utilize this software.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #279874; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS3E4D6B\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block p-3 text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS3E4D6B\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1: <strong>Install<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Run<\/strong> the professional tool on the system to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tool11.png\" alt=\"Export Disconnected mailbox to PST\" width=\"1344\" height=\"689\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2: Click the \u201c<strong>Add File<\/strong>\u201d to <strong>load<\/strong> the EDB file and then, press the Add button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tool12.png\" alt=\"Export Disconnected mailbox to PST\" width=\"1344\" height=\"689\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3: <strong>Preview<\/strong> the Exchange database file, <strong>mailboxes<\/strong>, and <strong>items,<\/strong> now hit on the \u201c<strong>Export<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>-: Here the tool itself will find the disconnected EDB files from the given list of files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tool13.png\" alt=\"Preview the mailbox data\" width=\"1360\" height=\"724\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Select Exchange disconnected mailbox to export, then choose <strong>PST<\/strong> button to export in. Then, select the <strong>Browse<\/strong> button and set the destination location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-665 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tool17.png\" alt=\"destination to save file\" width=\"720\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5: Finally,\u00a0 hit on the <strong>Export<\/strong> button to initiate the process to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export the disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tool18.png\" alt=\"initiates export process\" width=\"719\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What Makes this Software Unique from Others?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable to convert corrupted EDB files to PST format, in a secure manner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can export selective <\/span><b>EDB mailbox data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using the <\/span><b>Multiple Filter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creates individual PST for individual Exchange mailbox in EDB file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides the option to convert to different platforms such as <strong>EML<\/strong>, <strong>MBOX<\/strong>, <strong>PDF<\/strong>, <strong>HTML<\/strong>, <strong>PST<\/strong>, and <strong>MSG<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tool can also convert <\/span><b>Private<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><b>Public<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Folders into PST format.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports Exchange Server and Windows version and Outlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Manual Approach to <\/b><strong>Export Disabled Mailbox to PST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this manual method, users can use the Exchange Admin Center. But users can use this option when the mailbox is connected to AD. This means that the user will need to mount or connect the EDB mailbox with Exchange and after that, they can continue with the export process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, here we have explained the method to help users from performing the task to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disconnected mailbox to PST.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will be a long procedure to execute the task and core technical skills are required. So, to make it easier, users can choose the alternative solution that will surely generate perfect output by exporting the mailbox data from an offline EDB file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s see the manual procedure. Follow the steps carefully, as the chances of losing data is there if not performed properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 1: Creating a User Account (Temporary)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here user needs to execute the following Exchange Management Shell command lines to<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open EMS as an admin and execute the command for enabling the Active Directory module.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Import-Module ActiveDirectory<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For creating a new AD user, run this command:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 New-ADUser C.Aditya<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, execute this command to ensure that the account has been created to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The user will see a list of all the users available in AD. Here the user will find their new account ID which was created for a temporary purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Step 2: Using EMC to Connect AD User to the Disconnected EDB Mailbox<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially launch the <\/span><b>Exchange Management Console<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and expand the <\/span><b>Recipient Configuration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you will determine the <\/span><b>Disconnected EDB Mailbox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option. Hit on it and find the desired disconnected Exchange mailbox to connect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0step is to press the needful EDB mailbox and press the <\/span><b>Connect <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, a <\/span><b>Connect Mailbox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wizard will open on the screen. Select the <\/span><b>Existing Mailbox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button, then browse and search for the newly created temporary mailbox.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter an <\/span><b>Alias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and select the <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, hit on the <\/span><b>Connect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After following all the steps, the user will successfully connect the mailbox with the <\/span><b>temporary AD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> user, and now users can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now to end the process the user will need to make an <\/span><b>export mailbox request<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by typing the command \u201c<\/span><b>New-MailboxExportRequest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and also user can export it by using the <\/span><b>EMS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Exchange Management Shell). By using this method users can export the mailbox data in <\/span><b>PST<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/export-emails-from-microsoft-outlook-to-pst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Export Emails from Outlook to PST File?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we have explained the solution to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> export disconnected mailbox to PST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With the help of some methods, this task becomes easier. Here we have discussed a manual method and an automated technique to access disconnected mailbox data without facing any difficulty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: This informative article explains the solution to export disconnected mailbox to PST. As it becomes a difficult task to extract and read the Offline EDB files. 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