How to export Exchange mailbox to PST using PowerShell
The following is a comparison between exporting an Exchange mailbox to PST format with Windows PowerShell and RecoveryManager Plus.
Windows PowerShell
Steps to export an Exchange mailbox to PST using PowerShell:
- Change the execution policy in your PowerShell to Remote Signed.
- Provide the credentials of a user who is a member of the Organization Management role group.
- Create a new PowerShell session.
- Initiate a new export request and provide the path where you wish to store the exported PST file.
- Terminate the PowerShell session.
Sample script:
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
$UserCredential = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://%26lt%3Bserverfqdn%26gt%3B/PowerShell/ -Authentication Kerberos -Credential $UserCredential
Import-PSSession $Session -DisableNameChecking
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox "Valeria Barrios" -FilePath \\SERVER01\PSTFiles\Vbarrios.pst
Remove-PSSession $Session
$UserCredential = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri http://%26lt%3Bserverfqdn%26gt%3B/PowerShell/ -Authentication Kerberos -Credential $UserCredential
Import-PSSession $Session -DisableNameChecking
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox "Valeria Barrios" -FilePath \\SERVER01\PSTFiles\Vbarrios.pst
Remove-PSSession $Session
RecoveryManager Plus
To export an Exchange mailbox using RecoveryManager Plus,
- Navigate to Exchange tab > Export > Export to PST.
- Click on the New export job button and select the mailbox that you want to export.
- Choose if you want to export the entire mailbox contents to PST format or just items within a particular time period.
- Select if you want to secure your PST with a password.
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Following are the limitations in exporting Exchange mailboxes to PST format using Windows PowerShell:
- PowerShell only allows you to export entire mailboxes to PST format. It does not provide a way to export just a part of it.
- PowerShell does not allow you to secure the exported PSTs with a password.
- IfPowerShell disconnects, the export operation has to be restarted from the beginning. There’s no provision to restart the export process from the moment when it was interrupted.
Using RecoveryManager Plus to export Exchange mailboxes to PST overcomes all the limitations of PowerShell while completely eliminating the need to execute complex scripts for every export job. You can export entire mailboxes or just a part of it to PST format, secure them with AES-256 encryption standard, and resume export operations if they are interrupted for any reason.
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