Upload MS Outlook PST File Into Office 365 Exchange Online Mailbox

Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based application and it also works on the Exchange Online environment. It offers several advanced features that make it easy to use. That’s why most of the people and small or large organizations are moving from other email clients to O365. In this article, you will lern the step by step process for uploading MS Outlook PST into Office 365 Exchange Online environment manually. So, follow the given instructions to import or migrate PST file data into O365.

Note
While using this Network Upload method, you need to add the Mailbox Import/Export option to the Exchange Online, because this option is not the default method in the Organization Management and Recipient Management role.

Follow the few instructions to assign and create the new Mailbox Import/Export functionality.

Open Windows PowerShell and type the given command.

$o365Cred = Get-Credential
$Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $o365Cred -Authentication Basic –AllowRedirection

Hit the Enter key and log in with the Office 365 Admin Account.

Type the following Command -

Again, press the Enter key.

New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "Mailbox Import Export" -SecurityGroup "Organization Management" -Name "Import Export Org Management"

You need to type a valid username.

Step 1 - Copy SAS URL and Installed Azure AzCopy Tool

For migrating the PST file data into Office 365, you require the SAS URL and an Azure AzCopy Tool. So, follow the below steps to know the SAS URL and download the Microsoft Azure Storage application.

First, log into the O365 Admin Account, then go to Admin Center and choose Security & Compliance >> Data Governance >> Import.

Now, create a job by clicking "New Import Job". Type the job name and click Next>> Next.