{"id":715,"date":"2019-12-24T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T09:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mailconvertertools.com\/blog\/?p=715"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:26:38","slug":"how-to-create-a-pst-file-from-msg-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mailconvertertools.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-pst-file-from-msg-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a PST File from MSG Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\nSummary:<\/strong> Every Outlook user faces the same problem with the MSG files as they store only a single item of Outlook. So they want to create a PST file from MSG files that store all the data of Outlook. Therefore, we are describing all the steps to convert MSG to PST file manually and using a MailConverterTools MSG to PDF Converter<\/a><\/strong>. Read this blog completely to understand the procedure properly. Let us begin with the introduction of MSG and PST files for better understanding.<\/div>\n
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MSG file is a file extension of Outlook<\/strong> that stores a single email message with its attachments. Also, it contains a header, body and a message in ASCII text.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the PST file<\/strong> is also a file extension of Outlook <\/strong>but it stores all the data of Outlook including emails, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, notes, to-do lists, etc.<\/p>\n

As PST file contains entire Outlook data<\/strong>, so it is important to export MSG file to PST. Now, let us begin with manual procedures to know how MSG files can be converted into PST files.<\/p>\n

How do I Manually Create PST file from MSG files?<\/h2>\n

Follow the steps to create a PST File from MSG Files free as given below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Initially, launch Outlook application and then create a new folder.<\/li>\n
  2. Then choose desired MSG files to move into Outlook\u2019s newly created folder.<\/li>\n
  3. Drag and drop the chosen Outlook MSG files to the new folder.<\/li>\n
  4. Wait for its completion and once the MSG files are successfully imported. Then you can quickly access the MSG files in Outlook application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is only the manual way to export MSG file to PST. But by this method, you can only convert limited MSG files into PST. There are some important points that you should know about the manual measure:<\/p>\n

    This manual approach is rather confusing and a non-technical user may fail to follow this method when large MSG files are to be imported It is a time-consuming solution as a user needs to manually import MSG file into Outlook one by one to build PST from MSG files Often some of the attributes associated with the MSG file are not exported to Outlook during the migration process.<\/p>\n

    Demerits of Manual Trick<\/h3>\n