Are you searching for how to back up or export Office 365 mailboxes to PST files using the eDiscovery Tool for free? This video will show you step-by-step how to back up or Export Office 365 Mailboxes.
Also, you can read our blogs which include multiple methods to backup or export Office 365 mailboxes.
Steps to export Office 365 mailboxes to PST file:
- Open Office 365 and enter the Exchange Admin Center. In the Admin Center window, Click on show more.
- Click on Compliance.
- A new window will open showing Microsoft Purview. Go to the permissions options and click on Microsoft Purview solutions Roles.
- Double-click on eDiscovery manager and click on the Edit role group if Export is not in the Assigned Roles.
- Scroll Down and click edit next to eDiscovery Administrator. Click on Choose eDiscovery Administrator, Add the member to whom you want to assign a role, and click Save.
- Now, select content search and click on +New Search.
- Enter the name and description of the new search and hit the Next button.
- Change the Exchange mailbox status to ON. Click on the option “Choose users, groups, or team”. Select the mailbox that you want to export and hit on Done button.
- Again, click the Next button and review the content search.
- Click on Submit and then click Done.
- Wait for some time and check that the status of the new content search has changed to complete.
- Now, Double click on the search created by you. Click on Actions and then click on export results.
- Now Select Output options, “Export content as” and click on Export.
- A window message will open showing “A job has been created”. Click Ok
- Note: If you get an error in this step, you should log out, clear your browser cache and cookies data then log in again. It will resolve the error.
- Now click on Export Tab, Double click on your content search, Copy your export key and click on Download results.
- Click on Open file on the browser.
- Note: If you are using this first time, after clicking on Open, it will ask you to download eDiscovery Export Tool. Install the application.
- A tab will open automatically. Paste your export key and select the location for the backup file.
- Now, It will show the estimated time and progress of your export. After the export completion, you can see your backup file at your selected destination.
Using these steps, users can Export Office 365 Mailboxes to PST.