How to use Kernel Office 365 Backup & Restore?

It helps users to securely back up the Office 365 & Exchange mailboxes and to restore them back to Office 365 & Exchange easily. It is useful for both end users and administrators as it works perfectly well with a single as well as multiple mailbox (for backup as well as restore).

Backup a single Office 365/Exchange mailbox to PST

The tool allows to backup a single Exchange/Office 365 mailbox to PST. The steps are:

Step 1:

Launch the application and click Backup.

Launch the software
Step 2:

To add a source (Exchange Server/Office 365) for backup, Click the Add button. It offers two methods for login. You can choose anyone and click OK.

Click the Add button
Note: Also, you can download a CSV file, enter the required details, and then import it to the software. For this, use Download Sample CSV File, and Import from CSV buttons.
Step 3:

In the Office 365/Exchange Login page, provide the source credentials. Select the required option from:

  • Office 365 - enter User email & Password.
  • Hosted Exchange Server - enter the login details with Proxy Server name.
  • On-premises Exchange Server - enter User ID & Password

Select Single Mailbox/Office 365 Group and then click the Add button.

click the Add button
Note: For Modern Authentication, you need to input the following details –
  • Tenant ID – Retrieve Tenant ID from Overview section in Active Directory of Azure Portal.
  • Client ID – Client ID is accessible in the same Overview section of Active Directory.
  • Client Secret Key– Client Secret is created in the Certificates & Secrets section. Copy its value from there.
click the Add button
Step 4:

Select the Office 365 account, and click the Set filter and Migrate button.

Select the Office 365 account
Step 5:

From the drop-down list, select the type of data you want to back up - Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, or Public Folder - then click Migrate.

Select the Data for Backup
Step 6:

In the Filter Selection window, choose the filtering options as required:

  • Review and search Mailbox Folders to Migrate – Select the folders to migrate.
  • Date Filter – Provide a date range to filter items.
  • Item Type Filter – Select the item types that are to be migrated.
  • Exclude Deleted folder – Select to exclude Deleted Items folder from migration.
  • Exclude empty folders – Exclude empty folders from the migration.
  • Select if you want to save all data hierarchy in a new folder – Provide a folder name (to save the data inside a folder)
  • Set operation timeout for larger emails while uploading/downloading – Select an upper time limit for backup (the backup will be rejected if it exceeds the limit).
  • Skip Previously migrated Items (Incremental) – Check the box to exclude the already migrated data and migrate only the additional data.

Finally click I am OK, Start Migration.

Start migration
Step 7:

Next, choose the desired file format to which you want to backup Office 365 or Exchange mailboxes data and click OK.

choose the desired file format
Step 8:

Provide the saving location and click OK. After this, the migration will get started.

Provide the saving location
Step 9:

As soon as the migration gets completed, a message window informs that the process is complete.

Browse the location for the backup
Step 10:

To get the details of backup, click Migration Log. To save the migration report, click Save report to CSV.

View the status of the migration

Backup multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes to PST

To take the backup of multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes, you need to have an Office 365 account with administrative privileges.

Step 1:

Launch the application and click the Backup button.

Launch the tool & Click the Backup button
Step 2:

To add a source (Exchange Server/Office 365) for backup, click the Add button. Choose among the two login methods. Click OK.

Click the add button
Step 3:

Enter the Administrator (for Exchange/Office 365) account credentials, select the option List All Mailboxes using above credentials, then click Get User Mailbox (es). When the mailboxes are displayed, select the required mailboxes. Finally, click the Add button.

Note: You can add Office 365, Hosted Exchange Server, or On-Premise Exchange details as per your requirement.
List All Mailboxes using above credentials
Note: During modern authentication, input Tenant ID, Client ID, and Client Secret Key. Then choose to list all mailboxes using the above credentials. Click Get User mailboxes. Choose the mailboxes using checkboxes. At last, click Add.
List All Mailboxes using above credentials
Step 4:

Select the desired option - Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, or Public Folder - for migration and click Migrate.

Click Set Filter and Migrate option
Step 5:

In the Filter Selection window, choose the filtering options as required:

  • Review and search Mailbox Folders to Migrate – Select the folders to migrate.
  • Date Filter – Provide a date range to filter items.
  • Item Type Filter – Select the item types that are to be migrated.
  • Exclude Deleted folder – Select to exclude Deleted Items folder from migration
  • Exclude empty folders – Exclude empty folders from the migration.
  • Select if you want to save all data hierarchy in a new folder – Provide a folder name (to save the data inside a folder)
  • Set operation timeout for larger emails while uploading/downloading – Select a time limit for backup (backup will be rejected if it exceeds this time limit).
  • Skip previously migrated Items (Incremental) – Check the box to exclude the already migrated data and migrate only the additional data.

Finally click I am OK, Start Migration.

Start Migration
Step 6:

In the Save As dialogue box, select the file saving format and then click OK.

Select the file saving format
Step 7:

Provide a destination where you want to save the backup PST file.

Provide a destination
Step 8:

As soon as the backup process gets completed, the tool provides information that the process is completed. Click OK to finish the process.

The process is completed
Note: You can see the details of backup by clicking Migration Log. To save the CSV report that has complete information about the total mailboxes backup, click Save report to CSV.
Click 'Save report to CSV'

Restore PST file to Office 365

It can easily import an unlimited number of PST files to Office 365. It allows the user to easily map the source PST files to destination office 365 mailboxes. To restore PST files to Office 365, follow the Restore procedure:

https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/import-pst-to-office-365/how-to-use.html

How to Use Kernel Office 365 Backup & Restore

Kernel Office 365 Backup & Restore is the best solution when you want to import PST files to Office 365, Exchange (both on-premises & hosted). The tool allows you to import PST files to single/multiple Exchange or Office 365 mailboxes simultaneously.

Kernel Office 365 Backup & Restore tool is useful for Office 365/Exchange end users as well as administrators as it supports migration to single or multiple mailboxes of the destination.

Importing PST files to a single Office 365/Exchange mailbox

Import PST or OST files of Office 365/Exchange account with this method.

Step 1:

Launch the Kernel Office 365 & Restore software

Launch Office 365 Backup and Restore tool
Step 2:

Hit the Add option in the Add Source section.

Add option in the Add Source section
Step 3:

Browse and select the PST files, then click on Open.

Browse and select the PST files
Step 4:

In Choose Login Types section, select login mode.

Choose Login Types
Step 5:

If you choose Modern Authentication, then you need to provide the details like Tenant ID, Client ID, and Client Secret Value from Azure Portal. Click Add.

choose Modern Authentication
Step 6:

Once Destination Mailbox(es) is entered, click on Set Filters and Migrate.

Set Filters and Migrate
Step 7:

In Migration Type Selection, select Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, and Public Folder according to your need, then proceed to Migrate.

Note: The Archive Mailbox option will appear if archiving has been enabled for the mailbox. The Public Folder option will appear if the mailbox has the right to access the public folder.

Migration Type Selection
Step 8:

In the Filter Selection section, select the filtering options as required:

  • Review PST Folders to Migrate: Select the folders to migrate.
  • Date Filter: Provide a date range to filter items.
  • Item Type Filter: Select the item types that are to be migrated.
  • Exclude Deleted Folder: Select to exclude Deleted items folder from the migration.
  • Exclude Empty Folders: Exclude empty folders from the migration.
  • Select if you want to save: Provide a folder name (to save the data with hierarchy inside a mailbox folder)
  • Same as source file name: Select this checkbox if you want to save added PST files in a folder with the same name as the PST file.
  • Set Operation Timeout: Select an upper time limit for migration (the migration will be rejected if it exceeds this time limit).
  • Skip Previously Migrated Items: Check the box to exclude the already imported data.
  • Select if migrating to Office 365 Group: Select the checkbox if you are moving PST to the Office 365 group.

Finally click I am OK, Start Migration.

Filter Selection
Step 9:

Once the process is completed, click on OK.

click on OK
Step 10:

Click on Save report to CSV to generate migration CSV report.

Save report to CSV

Importing PST files to multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes

Import PST files into multiple Office 365 mailboxes using an Office 365/Exchange account with Global administrator credentials.

Step1:

Launch the software and click on Add in the Add Source section.

Add Source section
Step 2:

Browse and select PST files and proceed to Open.

Browse and select PST files
Step 3:

Click on Add Destination and Choose Login Types.

Add Destination
Step4:

Enter Tenant ID, Client ID, Client Secret Value, and Mailbox/Office 365 Group Email ID on the Office 365/Exchange Login page. Click on List all Mailboxes using above credentials and select Get User Mailbox(es).

List all Mailboxes using credentials
Step 5:

Tool will preview all the mailboxes, select your desired mailbox, and click Add.

Preview all the mailboxes
Step 6:

Select your Destination Account and proceed to Set Filter and Migrate.

Set Filter and Migrate
Step 7:

In Migration Type Selection page, select Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, and Public Folder according to your need. Click on Migrate.

Migration Type Selection
Step 8:

In the Filter Selection window, provide the required filtering options:

  • Review PST Folders to Migrate: Choose the folders for the migration.
  • Date Filter: Enter a date range to filter items.
  • Item Type Filter: Choose the item types for migration.
  • Exclude Deleted Folder: Opt to exclude Deleted item folder.
  • Exclude Empty Folders: Exclude folders without any items.
  • Select if you want to save: Provide a folder name (to save the data with hierarchy inside a mailbox folder)
  • Same as source file name: Check the box if you want to save in PST files with the same name as the source PST file.
  • Set Operation Timeout: Select an upper time limit (the migration will be rejected after this limit).
  • Skip Already Migrated: Check the box to exclude the already imported data.
  • Select if migrating to Office 365 Group: Check this box if the selected destination is Office Group.

Then, click I am OK, Start Migration.

Filter Selection
Step 9:

Once restore is completed, click on OK.

click on OK
Step 10:

Click on Save report to CSV to generate migrated CSV report.

Save report to CSV

Importing PST files to multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes using CSV files.

Import PST files to multiple Office 365 mailboxes with the help of a CSV file.

Step 1:

Launch the Kernel Office 365 Backup & Restore and click on Download Sample CSV File.

Download Sample CSV File
Step 2:

Browse and select the destination path and click on OK to save CSV report.

Click on OK to save CSV report
Step 3:

Open the CSV report and preview your multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes.

Preview your multiple Office 365
Step 4:

Map the PST/OST file to the Office 365 mailbox and proceed (for this, go to the steps 6 of Importing PST files to a multiple Office 365/Exchange mailbox)

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