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MorsiSaeed
Level 4
2 years ago

Import PST to the journal Archive

Hi All,

I Have a PST file i want to import this PST file into my journal Archive.

How  i can do this ? Please not that i tried the simple import wizard and i didn't work.

  • Prone2Typos's avatar
    Prone2Typos
    2 years ago

    The proper answer is that natively you cannot (although I have not looked into the PS commandlets... maybe there is magic there).   You used to be able to do some hackary and make it happen but I believe that has not worked for some time also. The best option is to create a shared archive and import into there.

    I would also add that most commonly, PST files do not have the same formatted envelopes that natively journaled messages have. It is not uncommon for people to think this is a really good idea, but find it is not as they muddy the clarity of their Journal by adding different formatted content within the archive. Best to keep it in a separate archive and include it in searches where the data is relevant.

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    Prone2Typos
    Moderator
    2 years ago

    The proper answer is that natively you cannot (although I have not looked into the PS commandlets... maybe there is magic there).   You used to be able to do some hackary and make it happen but I believe that has not worked for some time also. The best option is to create a shared archive and import into there.

    I would also add that most commonly, PST files do not have the same formatted envelopes that natively journaled messages have. It is not uncommon for people to think this is a really good idea, but find it is not as they muddy the clarity of their Journal by adding different formatted content within the archive. Best to keep it in a separate archive and include it in searches where the data is relevant.

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    plaudone1
    Level 6
    2 years ago

    Yes, natively the import wizard cannot import directly into a Journal archive type.  There is some "hackary" that can be done in the DB to modify the type to a Shared archive and then import the PST.  Once the PST is imported the type can be reverted back to a Journal type.  

    Regards,

    Patrick