{"id":343,"date":"2019-01-20T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2024-04-30T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:00:37","slug":"exporting-exchange-2016-mailboxes-from-database-to-outlook-pst-using-shell-cmdlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/exporting-exchange-2016-mailboxes-from-database-to-outlook-pst-using-shell-cmdlets\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporting Exchange 2016 mailboxes from database to Outlook PST using Shell cmdlets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like previous versions, Exchange Server 2016 features a mailbox export facility. The procedure to export a mailbox to PST file and the Exchange Management Shell cmdlets are similar to those used in Exchange 2013\/2010 versions. If the using GUI is preferred, the procedure is similar to Exchange 2013. To export an EDB mailbox to PST, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Assign Mailbox Import Export role to the user<\/li>\n
  2. Share the destination PST folder over the network<\/li>\n
  3. Export the Exchange EDB mailbox to the PST file in the shared folder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. Assign Mailbox Import Export role to the user<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Even Exchange administrators don\u2019t have the authority to export a mailbox unless they are assigned a Mailbox Import Export Role. So a user must have this role assigned prior to starting the mailbox export.<\/p>\n

    New-ManagementRoleAssignment \u2013Role \"Mailbox Import Export\" \u2013User \"<user\u00a0name>\u201d<\/code><\/p>\n

    To assign the Mailbox Import Export role to the Administrator account, use:<\/p>\n

    New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role \"Mailbox Import Export\" -User \"Administrator\"<\/code><\/p>\n

    Note-<\/strong> Mailbox Import Export role can be assigned to a security group too:<\/p>\n

    New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role \"Mailbox Import Export\" -SecurityGroup \u201c<security group name>\u201d<\/code><\/p>\n

    Adding a user or Administrator to this security group will give them the rights to export mailboxes.<\/p>\n

    2. Share the target PST folder over the network<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The folder that contains the target PST file needs to be shared over the network. Follow the steps given below:<\/p>\n

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    1. Right-click the folder and select Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. In the Properties<\/strong> window, click Advanced Sharing<\/strong> under the Sharing<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n
    3. In the Advanced Sharing<\/strong> window, choose Share this folder<\/strong> option and click Permissions<\/strong>.\n
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      1. Add Exchange Trusted Subsystem to Group or user names<\/strong>, and choose the option to allow full control.<\/li>\n
      2. Close all the open windows after clicking Apply<\/strong> and OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n

        Export Exchange EDB mailbox to a PST file<\/strong><\/p>\n

        One can move primary mailboxes as well as archive mailboxes to PST using the cmdlets. Use the following syntax:<\/p>\n

        New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox <MailboxName> -FilePath \u201c<Path to the PST file>\u201d<\/code><\/p>\n

        To export an archive mailbox, use the following syntax.<\/p>\n

        New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox <MailboxName> -FilePath \u201c<Path to the PST file>\u201d -IsArchive<\/code><\/p>\n

        After exporting the mailbox to the PST, the mailbox and items can be accessed using MS Outlook.<\/p>\n

        The alternative for converting EDB to PST<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Converting EDB to PST<\/a> using PowerShell is not the first choice for many administrators due to its technical and time-consuming nature. That is why solutions like Exchange Recovery Software are often preferred. Using this solution, converting EDB files to PST<\/a> is easy; you just have to select Export Mailboxes<\/b> option from the right-click menu after selecting the mailbox. There is also a separate option to export individual messages to PST.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Like previous versions, Exchange Server 2016 features a mailbox export facility. The procedure to export a mailbox to PST file and the Exchange Management Shell cmdlets are similar to those used in Exchange 2013\/2010 versions. If the using GUI is preferred, the procedure is similar to Exchange 2013. To export an EDB mailbox to PST, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[151,150],"class_list":["post-343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exchange-server","tag-export-exchange-2016-mailboxes-to-outlook-pst","tag-exporting-exchange-2016-mailboxes-from-database-to-outlook-pst"],"yoast_head":"\nExporting Exchange 2016 mailboxes to Outlook PST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Exporting Exchange 2016 mailboxes from database to Outlook PST using Shell cmdlets. 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