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gjuskrome
Copper Contributor
Mar 14, 2019

Office 365 Import PST - Folder structure not retained

On the last import of hundreds of PST files, I have found out that the folder structure was not retained. Can anyone confirm whether the following is working as expected?   If you specify /, items ...
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adam deltinger's avatar
adam deltinger
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Mar 14, 2019
It will be added as a separate folder, but with the folder structure retained within!
Why are you working with hundreds of pst files?
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    gjuskrome
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 14, 2019

    Hi Adam, 

     

    thanks for your reply... why so many PST files? Long story - business decision, I am just an engineer :) 

     

    Anyway, why does it create "imported" folder at all? Isn't that the case of using and specifying the following then: If you specify /<foldername>, items in the PST file will be imported to a folder named <foldername> 

     

    That's exactly the same then?


    Thanks, 

    G

    • adam deltinger's avatar
      adam deltinger
      MVP
      Mar 14, 2019

      You can import items to the current folder by choosing this during import, but it will end up as folders in that structure, aka a new inbox folder will be created under your current account! It will not be a separate folder in outlook though! I don't think there is any matching folders feature out of the box afaik

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        gjuskrome
        Copper Contributor
        Mar 14, 2019

        Hi Adam, 

         

        thank you for this response as well! It makes perfect sense... would you be able to help me with the following question as well, please - it would be great if this is a solution to not use the PST import process...

         

        Environment A
        Exchange 2010 mailboxes

         

        Environment B
        Active Directory + Azure AD Connect Sync + Office 365 Tenant (users without mailboxes)

         

        Is it safe if I use the Express Migration Scenario (minimal hybrid) from Exchange 2010 to Office 365 Tenant? I would not install or sync with Azure AD as users already exist in the cloud. Would that work? And O365 tenant would remain synced with Environment B.

         

        Thanks, 

        G

      • gjuskrome's avatar
        gjuskrome
        Copper Contributor
        Mar 14, 2019

        I am aware of this, yes. 

         

        Really, just needed confirmation whether it's possible to retain exactly the same folder structure without any "imported" folder?

         

        G