How EDB to PST Converter Software Works — Recover ∓ Convert EDB File

STEP 1

Go to the start menu click on All Programs » SysTools EDB to PST Converter Tool.

STEP 2

Once the software is launched, Click on the "Add File" button as shown below:

STEP 3

As soon as you click on the Add Files button, "Add File" Window pops up to let you select one of the given options like Select / Search EDB / STM files

STEP 4.1

Select file

Click on the "Select File" radio button and browse the EDB file click on the “...” button.

Now, Browse the desired EDB file, select it and click on "Open" button.

STEP 4.2

Search file - Repair & Convert Multiple EDB / STM Files

If you click on Search File Option then there are two more options for searching the EDB / STM files in the system.

Search Selected Drive: To search the EDB & STM file from Selected Drive.
Search All Drive: To search the EDB & STM file from all the Drives.

STEP 4.3

Consider, you selected 'Search Selected Drive' option.

Select "Search Selected Drive" to get all the EDB / STM file stored in a particular local drive. Press "Search" button.

View the loading proces progress for finding all EDB and STM file in the selected drive.

Click OK when 'Search successfully Completed Message' Pops up.

After the searching process is completed, the software displays the list of EDB and STM files stored in the selected drive as shown. And you can check required files.

STEP 5

SysTools EDB to PST Converter software supports to remove two types of Email Encryptions SMIME and OpenPGP from email mesages.

SMIME: This encryption type encrypt emails using Certificates.
OpenPGP: This encryption type encrypt emails using Public and Private Keys.

To remove encryption from Email Messages in EDB Mailbox:

Click Here: EDB Mailbox Email Decryption

STEP 6

The software provides two modes for scanning: Quick and Advance.

Quick scanning mode: Provides faster recovery of EDB files.
Advance mode: If you are not able to view the data after using quick scan mode or if the EDB file is highly corrupted then use the Advance scan mode. As it is designed for deep data recovery task. So, it can recover permanently deleted mailbox or data items from a loaded Exchange EDB file easily. This Software support Advance Scan on 64 bit OS also.

Once the file is selected, Click on Add button to proceed further.

STEP 7

The software will start the scanning process of EDB file.

STEP 8

As soon as the scanning process is completed a dialog box appears confirming success of the scanning process, the left most panel displays the list of folders in the complete folder/directory hierarchy. Now user can save scan report if he needs. Click on Yes button if you want to save the scan results for the EDB file.

STEP 9

The Left Panel of the software displays existing folders in Source EDB files.

It will display the scanned EDB file and all the Exchange Mailboxes available in the EDB file in preview panel (left).

STEP 10

Detailed Preview

Now you can view all EDB mailboxes and its data items. There are tabs: Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Journal and Folder list in the left side of the window to show specific data items in the chosen EDB mailboxas per users choice.

Click on Mail to view only emails in selected mailbox in the scanned EDB file.

For Mails, you can view email message in 8 different format: Normal Mail view, Hex, MIME, Message Header, HTML, RTF, Properties & attachments.

Click on Calendars tab to view events from selected mailbox in the EDB file.

Click on Contacts tab to view the address book information from selected mailbox in the EDB file.

Click on Tasks tab to view all Tasks from selected mailbox in the EDB file.

Click on Notes tab to view all Notes from selected mailbox in the EDB file.

Recovered Mailbox Item Display

The EDB to PST Converter software displays recvered deleted emails and other items in Red Color in the preview panel, so that the user can easily identify the recovered deleted items from a EDB file.

STEP 11

Select the Export Button to migrate entire EDB file along with all mailboxes and data items in it.

Or select the Export Selected option to migrate only particular files (checked emails / contacts / calendars, etc.) from the selected EDB mailbox.

STEP 12

Export as PST Format

Check EDB file in the left panel and Click on the "Advanced setting" button as shown below:

STEP 13

Now, Provide the following settings:

Split PST: To Split all the PST files using the size that can limit the size of the PST files.
Date filter option: This allows the user to migrate specific data from the PST files.
Categories: As per which we can export the specific components of the PST file such as mails, contacts, calendars.

Once the settings have been specified, click on the "save" button.

Click OK when a pop-up message: Settings saved successfully' appears.

STEP 14

On the previous menu, Click on the "Browse" button to provide destination folder to save the resultant file/s.

STEP 15

Select the location as the final destination on the next window and click on "OK".

STEP 16

The Path of the file selected will be displayed in the corresponding text box to the "Browse" button.

Check "Maintain Folder Hierarchy" option to have same order of folders (with same name) as in source file in the resultant PST file generated.
Check "Use Outlook" if the user is having Outlook installed in the system.
Check "Ignore System Folders" to avoid creating system folders (root folders) in the resultant PST file.

Click on "Export" button to save the previewed items in PST file format.

STEP 17

The software will start the export process now.

STEP 18

Once the export process is complete, Then the following message would be prompted. Click on "OK".

The following window will show the success as well as fail count as follows:

Click on the "Save" Button to Save Export Report in the CSV file format.

STEP 19

Now, Specify the location where the CSV file can be saved. And click on the "Save" button.

The following prompt will be generated as follows as the report is saved successfully. Press OK.

STEP 20

Now, You can preview the Export Report of the whole process in the CSV file from the proposed destination location.

STEP 21

You can View Final PST file/s in the specific destination location provided by the user.

STEP 22

You can Open / Import resultant Outlook PST file/s in the MS Outlook 2019 / 2016 / 2013 / 2010 / 2007 versions as per your availability.

Steps to Repair & Convert EDB to PST Files

You can easily convert Offline Exchange Mailboxes to PST format from EDB / STM Files (Windows OS).