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Mike Wallace
Asked: 2010-02-02 17:43:37 +0800 CST

Backup multiple Exchange Accounts without direct access to exchange server

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For e-mail, we use Microsoft Exchange and it is hosted by 1and1.com.

We have about 30 Exchange accounts that I would like to backup to a PST file. That is, for each account that we have (all 30), I would like to create a single PST file (1.pst thru 30.pst).

I do not have direct access to the Exchange server. Basically, for each Exchange account, I can supply:

  1. The IP address for the Exchange server or the URL to the OWA.
  2. The Username
  3. The Password

Is there a tool out there that can do this for me?

It seems that Microsoft's "Online Services Migration Tools" comes awfully close, but it appears that its geared to pull data out of any Exchange server and push it into Microsoft Online. I don't believe it can be used to simply pull the data out and generate PST's.

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1 Answers

  1. The Exchange Migration Wizard will do what you want; it became the Online Services Migration Tool a version or two ago.

    The simplest alternative is probably to set up a (physical or virtual) machine with 30 IMAP profiles in Outlook, each pointed to a different PST. Secure it appropriately and voila. Instant backup mechanism.

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