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Export to PST via Powershell
- Aug 10, 2017
No way to do it without going to the SCC and initializing the download via the click-one app, sorry. Perhaps you can automate it via AzCopy or some other tool that takes container/token as input - you can get those via the Result property of Get-ComplianceSearchAction.
As for the cmdlet, make sure you also use the -Format parameter!
The Format parameter specifies the format of the search results when you use the Export switch. Valid values are:
FxStream Export to PST files. This is the only option that's available when you export search results from the Security & Compliance Center.
Mime Export to .eml messsage files. This the default value when you use cmdlets to export the search results.It's most likely what causes the issue in your case.
So you are saying there is no way to export a user's mailbox through PowerShell?
Kind regards
Thijs
Through E-Discovery yes, not through regular Exchange Online.
There are third-party tools out there that have created tools for this.
- Thijs LecomteJan 03, 2018Copper ContributorIs it possible for me to create a PS script that downloads PST's through e discovery?
- escuphamJan 04, 2018Steel Contributor
Are there eDiscovery PowerShell commands to do the export? We want to export the content search results from eDiscovery content searches to a shared drive for investigators to access.
- Thijs LecomteJan 05, 2018Copper Contributor
I have searched a lot but I don't think there is a way to download it through PS
- DeletedJan 05, 2018
Actually, even the export no longer works. I have currently opened a ticket with Office 365 to find out why. There is:
New-ComplianceSearchAction -SearchName $SearchName -Export
A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Export'.
The updated help still shows the parameter, and the TechNet page has not been updated. However, search for it in the Command modules help in ISE, the check box for Export has now disappeared in the last week as well as the ArchiveFormat parameter. Can't find anything about it.