How to Import or Export Mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 provides us a tool to import or export users mailboxes to and from .pst files. The following requirements must be met in order to import or export mailboxes to and from PST files:-

1. The user running the task must be of an Exchange Organization Admin or Exchange Server Admin.
2. Client machine must be 32-bit machine with Exchange Management Tools installed (Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later).
3. Microsoft Outlook 2003 or 2007 must be installed on the client system.

How to Export Mailbox to PST files

Export-Mailbox “Identity <mailboxUser> -PSTFolderPath <pathToSavePST>

Example:-

Export-Mailbox “Identity Sachinm, -PSTFolderPath C:\SachinPST

Once this command is successfully executed, you will find the PST file created in the specified location.

How to Import Mailboxes from PST files

Import-Mailbox -Identity <mailboxUser> -PSTFolderPath <PSTFileLocation>

Example:

Import-Mailbox -Identity Sachinm -PSTFolderPath C:\SachinPST