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KastroMoff
Jun 27, 2026Brass Contributor
Need to Restore PST Files to Office 365 Mailboxes - What's the Best Approach
Hey everyone, I have a task coming up where I need to restore several PST files back into Office 365 mailboxes. Haven't done this before at this scale and honestly not sure where to begin. I've loo...
John_Smith90
Aug 03, 2026Brass Contributor
For large-scale PST restores with selective folder needs, Microsoft's native Purview import service tends to fall short, it's mostly all-or-nothing, doesn't give much visibility into what happened at the item level, and needs fairly broad admin permissions just to run. If you need to restore only specific folders per user without granting wide compliance-role access, I've used EdbMails Office 365 migration tool for exactly this, lets you preview and pick folders before restoring, handles multiple PST files in one batch, and runs off a standard admin account. Worth testing on one mailbox first either way before doing this at scale.