How to Kernel for Import PST to Office 365 Works

Kernel Import PST to Office 365 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.

How to Use

Kernel Import PST to Office 365 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.

• Import PST files to a single Office 365/Exchange mailbox
• Import PST files to multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes
• Import PST files to multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes (CSV based)
• Import PST to Office 365 Public folders
• Import PST to Office 365 Archive Mailboxes
• Import PST to Shared Mailboxes

Importing PST files to a single Office 365/Exchange mailbox

Any Office 365/Exchange user can import PST or OST files into his mailbox using this option.

Step 1:

Launch the Kernel Import PST to Office 365 tool. Click the Add button in the Add Source section.

Step 2:

Browse and select the desired PST or OST file(s). The selected file(s) will be added under the Source PST/OST files section of the software.

Step 3:

Now, click the Add button in Add Destination section, then choose which method will be suitable to login Office 365.

Step 4:

It will open the Office 365/Exchange login window. Here you have three destinations options:

• For Office 365 as destination, enter Office 365 Mailbox Login ID (UPN) and Password.
• For hosted Exchange as destination, enter hosted Exchange proxy server name, Mailbox Login ID (UPN) and password.
• For on-premises Exchange Server as destination, enter Exchange Server name, Mailbox Login ID (UPN) and Password.

Now, select Single/Archive Mailbox, and click Add.

Note: If your email address is different from the Mailbox Login ID (UPN) in the Active Directory, then you need to enter the email address as well.

Note: 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.

Step 5:

The source (PST/OST file) and destination (Exchange/Office 365) gets added.

To map the PST/OST file to the Exchange/Office 365 mailbox, select the required mailbox under the Mailboxes section (under Mapping of Source and Destination). Then click the option Set Filter and Migrate.

Note: Now, you can add or remove PST files, Office 365 mailboxes, or mapped Office 365 mailboxes using the Add, Remove Selected, or Remove All buttons.

Step 6:

In the Migration Type Selection dialogue box, select desired destination option Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, or Public Folder and select Migrate.

Note: The Archive Mailbox option will appear only if archiving has been enabled for the mailbox.

Note 2: The Public Folder option will appear only if the mailbox has the rights to access the public folder.

Step 7:

In the Filter Selection window, choose 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.

As soon as the migration process finishes, a Process Completed window appears. Click OK to finalize the process.

Importing PST files to multiple Office 365/Exchange mailboxes

Using an Office 365/Exchange account with Global administrator credentials, you can import PST files into multiple Office 365 mailboxes.

Launch the Kernel Import PST to Office 365 and click the Add button (in the Add Source section).

Browse and select the desired PST or OST file(s).

Now, click the Add button (in the Add Destination section).

In the Office 365/Exchange Login Sign in window, enter the login credentials of Office 365 account or Exchange (hosted/on-premises) account, whichever is required. Select List all Mailboxes using above credentials click Get User Mailbox(es).

When all the mailboxes are displayed, select the required mailboxes and click Add.

To map the PST/OST file to the Office 365 mailbox, select the required Office 365 mailboxes against the PST files. Then click the option Set Filter and Migrate.

In Migration Type Selection dialogue box, select desired destination option Mailbox, Archive Mailbox, or Public Folder and select Migrate.

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 of 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.

When the Process Completed window appears, click OK to finalize the process.

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

You can import PST files to multiple Office 365 mailboxes with the help of a CSV file.

Launch the Kernel Import PST to Office 365. Click Download Sample CSV File and download the sample CSV file.

Enter the details in the sample CSV file Source PST File(s), Destination Mailbox, Login account, and password.

Now, click Import from CSV (see the diagram in Step 1). Browse and select the CSV file (with the details of PST files and Office 365/Exchange mailboxes).

When the PST files and Office 365 mailboxes are displayed, 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)