Step by Step Procedure to Merge Outlook Data Files

Step 1

Launch PST Merge software from the installed location or Go to Start Menu » All Programs » PST Merge to begin the Outlook PST merge procedure.

pst merge software

Step 2

Click "Add Files" to manually add PST files one by one or "Add Folder" to add the complete folder containing the files to be merged. The software scans and display them in the adjacent pane with File Names and their source path.

add pst

 

Step 3

User can simple use Search Files option to search for a sepecific PST files.

Search Files

 

Step 4

The software provides two options for merging Outlook .pst files into single one such as Join / Merge. Choose the option as per your convenience.

join or merge pst files

 

STEP 5

Select the radio button corresponding to the "Merge" text as follows:

merge pst files

STEP 6

Now click on the "Merge All Folders" button to merge all Outlook folders.

merge all folders


Or you can click on "Merge Selected Folders" to merge only selected folders.

merge selected folders


 

STEP 7

Under Options, select "Merge in New PST" to create a new PST file on your system.

merge in new pst

Click on "Change" button and browse for folder to save the merged PST file.

browse folder


Note:This option allows you to merge multiple PST files without Outlook installation.

 

STEP 8

Next, You can select "Merge in Existing PST" option to combine Outlook PST files with an existing PST file.

pst-merged-successfully

Click on "Browse" button and select the existing PST file in which you want to merge the selected PST files or folder. Then Click the Open button.

browse existing pst

 

STEP 9

Choose the "Merge in Outlook Profile" option to merge directly with existing Outlook profile.

merge in Outlook profile


Note:If you want to merge PST files into Existing PST or Outlook Profile, then Outlook should be installed and configured properly. Make sure that the PST files should not corrupt and not in use by any application when you merge them into one.


Click on NEXT to proceed.

 

STEP 10

In the Filter section, Select Items Types: Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Journal, Notes that you want to merge.

select items

 

STEP 11

Now, you can "Sepecify Date Ranage" according to the needs. Cick on Add button and select the Date.

Specify date and range


Select the "Start Date" and "End Date" to merge PST files with a specific date. Then click on the Add button.

Select Date

 

STEP 12

In the Advance Option Section, you can check the "Split PST File Size" option to split large sized PST files in MB or GB according to your requirements.

Split pst file size


Note: For the Split PST file, It is allowed to split the PST files into a Minimum of 100 MB and Maximum size of 200 GB inorder to avoid the chances of file corruption in case of Large PST files.

 

STEP 13

Next, check the "Exclude Deleted Items" and "Exclude Junk Folder" option as per your needs. The software also provides advance option of "Skip Duplicate Items".

advance option

 

STEP 14

Select the Skip Duplicate Items checkbox and then select Specify Criteria. Now select the required items from Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Task, and Journals to remove duplicates.

Select the Email Fields: Subject, Mail Body, To, From, Cc, Bcc, Attachment, Sender Name, Internet Message ID, Sent Date

remove duplicate emails


Select the Contacts Fields: Full Name, Email Address, Mobile Number, Job Title, Categories, Company, Birthday

remove duplicate contacts


Select the Calendar Fields: Subject, Start Date, End Date, Attachment, Categories, To, Cc, Bcc, From, Location

remove duplicate calendar


Select Task Fields: Subject, Start Date, Body, Due Date, Categories, Companies, Status, Attachment

remove duplicate task


Select Notes Fields: Body, Categories, Creation Date, Size

remove duplicate notes


Select Journals Fields: Subject, Start, Attachment, Body, Categories, Entry Type, Company

remove duplicate Journals


After, click on Save button to save all settings.

 

STEP 15

In the end, click on the Next button to start the merging Outlook .pst files into single one process. As soon as the process begins, the detailed progress of the process is visible in the Merge Pane with details such as PST File Name, Duplicate Items, Item Count, current Status, and destination path. The merge operation overall status is shown in the progress bar located at the bottom.

successfully merged pst file

 

STEP 16

After the process is completed a prompt is shown displaying "The PST Files have been merged Successfully" message. Click OK to proceed further.

successfully merged pst file

 

STEP 17

A report is generated in .csv file format, listing all the details of the merged elements.

Report


The software creates a Report folder which contain the Export Report and Fail Report. Below you can see the Export Report

Export Report


The tool also creates a Fail Report Folder which contains all the items that failed to merge

Fail Report

 

STEP 18

You can view the output from the selected destination as shown below:

merge pst files

 

STEP 19

Now you can view the Merged PST file data in Outlook.

final pst merged