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online backup of users email
how can i do a online backup of users emails other than downloading the pst files to local ?
Hi,
Let me know your intention little more in details .
I do not see any other mechanism to backup your emails other than exporting a .pst file. there is one more thing , its call .ost (Offline Outlook Data File) its only applicable for O365 and other online email systems ...
Please refer this article ..
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/introduction-to-outlook-data-files-pst-and-ost-222eaf92-a995-45d9-bde2-f331f60e2790
Let me know your intention little more in details .
I do not see any other mechanism to backup your emails other than exporting a .pst file. there is one more thing , its call .ost (Offline Outlook Data File) its only applicable for O365 and other online email systems ...
Please refer this article ..
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/introduction-to-outlook-data-files-pst-and-ost-222eaf92-a995-45d9-bde2-f331f60e2790
Turning on preservation / retention policy on email will keep backed up because even if email gets deleted you can still get to it. I guess it depends on the goal. For most people the retention policy is plenty. If you need point in time backups then you’re going to have to get a third party solution.
- By the way, Office 365 does not provide "pure" backup tools / features for both e-mails and documentos so you have to use the "workarounds" you have in the platform or evaluate a third party product
- Just to add to the guys above, if you are considering a third party solution such as Acronis, AvePoint, Splunk, etc make sure you understand what it is the actually backed up and how.
I dont think there is any single third party tool to backup everything in 365. They mainly centre around email, sharepoint and OneDrive.
Best, Chris
