Just a quick note

This is rather a quick note / reminder for myself than a full guide. If you’re looking for a ton of pictures, I recommend this one: alitajran.com/import-pst-office-365

Steps

1. Create the job

Go to Purview -> Data Lifecycle Management -> Import -> New Import Job

2. Copy files into MSFT cloud

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azcopy.exe copy "Path to a Folder Containing PST file" "SAS URL" --recursive
azcopy copy command running

Upload in progress

3. Prepare the mapping file

  • Workload - Exchange
  • FilePath - folder from a blob storage, basically the same from azcopy
  • Name - pst file name
  • Mailbox - it’s obvious
  • IsArchive - Online Archive or mailbox directly
  • TargetRootFolder - / for a TopInformationStore or /FolderName for a folder

CSV mapping file can be downloaded here: PstImportMappingFile.csv

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Workload,FilePath,Name,Mailbox,IsArchive,TargetRootFolder,ContentCodePage,SPFileContainer,SPManifestContainer,SPSiteUrl
Exchange,SERVER01/PSTshareR1,cy13.pst,[email protected],FALSE,user1_outlookfiles_cy13,,,,
Exchange,SERVER01/PSTshareR1,archive.pst,[email protected],TRUE,user2_outlookfiles_archive,,,,

4. Start upload, wait for an analysis to complete

5. Import

Select your job and click on Import to Office 365 button

Import job toolbar with Import to Office 365 button

Import to Office 365