MailBase supports exporting mail to PST and can also split the resulting PST file into multiple parts, so that administrators and users are not forced to download a single oversized file in one go.
-
When you choose the "PST" format, you can also apply password protection.
- When the export finishes, administrators can download the PST file from "Export Results". If the PST has not been split, click the
icon to download immediately. If the PST has been split into multiple files, click the
icon to switch to the "Download list" page.
Converting an unsplit file to PST
If the file was not split, the download is a single archive. Extract it once the download completes.
Run eml2pst.bat to convert the EML files to PST.
When the conversion completes, the PST file is placed in a folder named PST_xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.
Converting a split download to PST
When the source archive is very large, downloading it in one piece can take a long time and is more likely to fail. We recommend using the "Split file download" option. After every part has been downloaded, run merge.bat — the script automatically joins all .part files back into the original archive.
When the merge completes, a new archive file appears in the folder. Extract it.
Inside the extracted folder the messages are in EML format; run eml2pst to convert them to PST.
When the conversion completes, the PST file is placed in a folder named PST_xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.
Split-file configuration
|
[webmail@mb ~]$ vim /webmail/mbase/etc/batch_download.conf split_size=2g <=== size of each split during export; minimum is 500MB, maximum is 32GB pst_file_size=15g <=== size of each PST when converting; minimum is 15GB, maximum is 45GB |