What data is imported? .Pst files are created when you export or back up email, contacts, and calendar to an Outlook .pst file. Outlook makes a copy of your email to the .pst file. Didn't work? See Fix problems importing an Outlook .pst file for a list of common issues and solutions.
This question contains an answer created with AI from Q&A Assist. Learn more Currently, the new Outlook for Windows provides limited support for PST files. As of now, it allows read-only access to mail items within PST files, meaning users can open and read emails but cannot fully integrate PST files in the same way as in classic Outlook.
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.
Open and close Outlook Data Files (.pst) that contain copies, archives, or backups of your Outlook information.
If you cannot open your Outlook data file or suspect that the file is damaged, use the Inbox Repair tool (scanpst.exe) to repair errors in the file.
Outlook Data Files (.pst), or Personal Storage Tables files, contain Outlook user messages and other Outlook items, such as contacts, appointments, tasks, notes, and journal entries. You might also use an Outlook data file to backup messages or store older items locally on your computer to keep the size of your mailbox small. We currently provide different levels of support for Outlook Data ...