Make OST File Support In Window Live Mail By Convert OST To EML

Posted by ALEX K.

AI & Software Solutions

Jan 13, 2017

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How To Convert OST To Windows Live Mail?

Windows live mail is a desktop email client service provider application, it has the identical features of MS Outlook. Windows live mail is an inbuilt application of Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. This application stores the email into the EML format. It has the ability to store the email up to 10 GB but the limitation on attachment up to 50 MB per file.

Now, most of the users prefer Windows live mail because in the terms of APIs (Application Program Interfaces), support multiple email accounts and allowing to view, manage & send emails without having to re-learn anything as well. Those users who are shifted from MS Outlook to Windows Live Mail, they are seeking to convert OST to Windows Mail because they want to transfer all the information into the new account of Window Live Mail like contacts, email and task etc. It can transfer after the conversions of OST file to EML file. But there is not the manual solution to convert it.

It can convert only with the help of third party software i.e. Outlook OST Converter. This tool will convert OST to EML within a few seconds. And the enhanced feature of this tool that it can convert the corrupted OST file simultaneously. The following conversion step of OST file is mentioned below.

Steps To Convert OST to EML:

Open & Run the OST Recovery Tool.
To add the OST file, click on ADD File button as highlighted above the left corner.
As you click on Add file button, a small window will pop up and browse the OST file location.
Select any one of the OST files from the folder which you want to convert into EML.
After adding the OST file, the software will perform a quick scanning of OST file to identify the file whether is corrupted or not, if your OST file is rotten, then Quick scanning won't give precise results. At that case, you have scanned with in advance scanning option.
After the completion of scan process, the contain mail will show as result. Now, you can export all the email or individual emails by selecting the EML option from the dialogue box and click on the Export option.
Even you can export the file into the desired location by setting the destination through a click on Browse button.
Once the conversion accomplishes, a report of export will be generated as shown in below screen. You can save this report as CSV for future records.
As you click on Save Button, the report will be saved automatically at the location similar to that of exported file.
Click OK to Exit.

Note:-

The size of OST file has no limitation to convert OST to EML with the help of Outlook OST Converter Software.
Advance Scan Option: This option is workable effectively if your OST file is acutely corrupted or auto scanning fails to recover OST file data.

After convert OST to windows live mail, you need to situate the extract EML file into default path of the Windows Live Mail i.e. C:\Users\ logon \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail for Windows Vista/7 & C:\Documents and Settings\ logon \Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail for Windows XP. And configure the EML file with Windows Live Mail account.

Conclusion

This will help you to convert OST to Windows live mail. The OST Converter tool doesn’t require the Outlook installation for conversion. Even this tool support the free EML view before the extraction.

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