Convert MSG to OST

What is MSG file?

The .MSG file format is most commonly associated with the popular Microsoft Outlook program. Outlook uses this format for sending and receiving emails along with their attachments. This format is used as a container for delivering a message body, recipient addresses, attachments, and other key message components over the internet. Outlook stores all emails in the .MSG container file in order to preserve their formatting and other data. Formatting Details The . [ ⏩ ] MSG file extension

What is OST file?

The *.ost file extension is an Outlook Offline File related to the Microsoft Outlook program. OST files are used to store Outlook mailbox data on a local machine (desktop, laptop) as a backup – allowing emails, notes, contacts, tasks and other items to be synchronized between the server and client computer. How Does It Work? OST files are linked to a specific outlook mailbox and can contain email messages, emails folders, calendar entries, contacts, task lists as well as other mailbox items. [ ⏩ ] OST file extension

How to convert the file from MSG to OST?

To successfully convert the MSG file to OST, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.MSG). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case OST (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than OST).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. MSG to OST. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting MSG files to OST files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension OST, while before this step we had the MSG file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new OST file, or not.

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