Note: It is strongly suggested for security purposes to setup a password for the export of the PST. In the next screen you will be asked to enter the password for the exported PST file.Once ready, click on the Finish button.In the next screen, select the patch and the name of the PST file to export to.Click on the Filter button to set the search criteria for messages and other things, like categories.Click on the Public Folder you want to export.Expand the Public Folders and All Public Folders.Click on Outlook Data File (.pst) and click Next.Click on Export to a file and then click on Next.Once you have allocated the necessary storage, you can start the export.

Get-PublicFolderStatistics -Identity '' | FT Name, ItemCount, TotalItemSize To check the size of a public folder, you need to use the following PowerShell cmdlet: Note: If the public folder on the server is 100 GB in size, the PST file will be bigger than that as it will be uncompressed. If the public folder is 100 GB in size, you must have enough storage to store it. To do this, you would require a machine with enough storage space to accommodate With Outlook application installed and a configured profile with full access privileges on the public folder, you can use the application to export a public folder to PST file. Unfortunately, there is no tool or script to export a public folder to PST. In Exchange Server, you can use the Exchange Admin Center (EAC) to export a mailbox or you can use the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) and export one or more mailboxes to PST file by using the PowerShell script In this article, we will discuss both methods with their pros and cons. There are two methods to export a public folder from Exchange Server - by using Outlook or a third-party application. The reasons to do so may include migrating a public folder, decommissioning of a publicįolder which is not in use anymore, or to import the public folder into another server. During normal day-to-day work on an Exchange Server or during a migration process, you would need to export a public folder to a file system.

Outlook open public folder