How to Export Exchange 2007 Mailbox to PST File? Get the Solution

Summary: This write-up provides the step-by-step method to export Exchange 2007 mailbox to PST via Exmerge tool, and advanced software.

Earlier Exchange users and administrators use the Exmerge utility to export the mailboxes to the Outlook data file from Exchange 2007. When Microsoft launch the update of Exchange Server 2007 service pack 1 (sp1), then users are able to export the Exchange database mailboxes to the PST file via PowerShell command i.e. Export-Mailbox.

If users have Exchange 2007 SP1 or above version installed they can use the Export-Mailbox cmdlet users can export the mailboxes to the Outlook PST from Exchange 2007. Users can use the solutions that is given in the below section to export EDB mailboxes.

Solutions to Export Exchange 2007 Mailbox to PST File

Here we have provided the solution that helps users to export all mailboxes to Outlook PST file format. Although, it requires you to have the technical knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience to use the manual solution i.e. Exmerge tool. If you are new to the Microsoft Exchange environment then it would be very difficult for users to use these method and they have to face data loss too.

To avoid all these complexity & technicality users can use the third-party software provided by SysTools i.e. Exchange Export Tool which easily exports mailboxes of Exchange Server 2007 to the Outlook PST file in a simplified manner. With this utility, users can also export the Exchange 2003, 2010, 2013, & 201 mailboxes to the Outlook data file in a hassle-freeway.

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Solution 1: Export Exchange 2007 Mailbox to PST

Users can use this method if they don’t have Exchange Server 2007 service pack 1 (SP1). To execute the export process, users must have another system or machine they cannot export the mailboxes on the same machine where Exchange 2007 is installed. You can use any system such as: Windows 10, 7 or XP.

On the another machine, user have to install the Exchange Management System Tools for the Exchange Server 2007 as it is required for the Exmerge tool. Also ensure that you have Exmerge.exe & Exmerge.ini in the MS Exchange bin folder.

Note: Make sure that users should provide full permissions to user account on the different machine. Then, follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Log in to the Exchange Server & Local machine with the user account that has administrator privilege.

Step 2: Then generate the new security group in the AD (Active Directory) called as Exmerge & add the users of local machine to that group

Step 3: On EMC (Exchange Management Console) >> Navigate to the Organization Configuration >> Click on the Action pane & select the Add Exchange Administrator

Step 4: After that, click on the browse button to add the group names as Exmerge >> Then, click on the Exchange View-Only Administrator Role

Step 5: When user complete this wizard, they must have to restart MS Exchange Server >> Then after opening the Exmerge Utility users can export Exchange 2007 mailbox to PST file.

Step 6: After opening the tool, select the Extract or Import radio button >> Click on the next button

Step 7: In the next window, click on the “Extract data from an Exchange Server Mailbox” >> Select the Next button

Step 8: On the data selection criteria window >> Select the Import Procedure tab >> Click on the option i.e. “Archive data to target store” >> Click OK button

Step 9: Select the Message Details tab >> Insert the required details >> Click on the OK button

Step 10: Select the mailboxes that you want to export >> Click Next button

Step 11: Specify the destination path >> Select Next button

Step 12: When the exporting process complete, click on the finish button >> Exit the Exmerge utility

Drawback of Manual Solution

1. Using the Exmerge tool users can only export Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 mailboxes
2. This utility cannot export large Exchange database mailboxes. It has a limit of 2 GB to export data
3. It doesn’t support the Exchange public folder. The tool only support private folder
4. If the assigned permission is not correct then the Exmerge is fail to extract data
5. Sometimes this tool fails when they are using Exchange Server 2007
6. The procedure for Exchange 2007 export all mailbox to PST file is prolonged & time taking
7. Users have to face data loss while using this tool

Note: To avoid all these problems users can use the best third-party application provided in the below section which overcome all the issue that users face in the manual method.

Solution 2: Use Automated Wizard to Export Exchange 2007 Mailbox to PST

SysTools Exchange Export Software is used by many IT Experts, Exchange and Novice users to export bulk mailboxes of Exchange Server 2007 to the Outlook data file in a simplified way. Users can export any size of Exchange mailboxes as it doesn’t impose any file size limitation. Include subdomain users option allow you to search EDB mailboxes within subdomain.

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This tool allow users to export Exchange disconnected, disabled, enabled, journal, corrupt, exclude dumpster, hosted mailboxes from Exchange 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 Server to the PST file in a hassle freeway. Any technical & non-technical users can use this utility as it provides graphical interface which makes the users work easier and save their time as well as effort tool.

The software auto-detect, scan and load the Active directory. Users can selectively export the Exchange mailbox data items (mails, journals, notes, tasks, calendars, contacts) to Outlook data file. It provides date filter option which let users to export the Exchange mailboxes to the PST file in a specified date range from the selected Exchange Server version.

Steps to Export Exchange 2007 Mailbox to PST File

1. Download, Install and Launch the automated software in the local system

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2. Enter credentials like: Exchange Server IP, ADMIN SMTP address, Password, Active Directory IP >> Select the Exchange 2007 Server version >> Click on the checkbox “Include-Sub Domain User’s” >> Click on the Login button

3. Preview Exchange mailboxes >> Select mailboxes >> Click Next button

4. Click on the mailbox items from categories option >> Select browse button to set target file path >> Click on the export button

Finally, the mailboxes is successfully export to the PST file from Exchange 2007

Note: As we know that the Microsoft end the support of Exchange Server 2007 on April 2017 and now most of the users have offline Exchange database files. They want to export the Exchange data from the offline Exchange database file to the Outlook PST for backup purposes and the solution provided here doesn’t export offline .edb file.

In that case, users can use the Exchange EDB Converter software provided by SyTools which support both offline / dismounted Exchange database file and is capable to export multiple .edb files of any size to the Outlook PST and other file formats. Also, it offers Quick and Advance scan mode that removes minimal & major corruption from EDB file in a hassle-freeway. Users can use this dual scanning mode option to fix Exchange database corruption and export the recovered mailboxes to the PST file format without any hassle in a simplified manner.

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Bringing It All Together

Now you have detailed information to export Exchange 2007 mailbox to PST file by using the solution provided here. If you are a technical geek then also it is suggested to use the advanced software described in the above section because the manual solution only exports mailboxes of 2 GB size not more than that and also it is very time-consuming as well as lengthy method. On the other hand, the automated wizard easily exports any size of mailboxes of Exchange Server 2007 to the Outlook data file in an easy way without any hindrance.