Input file
PST
- Full Name: Microsoft Outlook Personal Folder Format
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
ICS
- Full Name: ICalendar Calendar File Format (Microsoft Outlook, Apple ICal)
- Developer: N/A
What is PST file?
The PST (Outlook Personal Information Store File) is a file extension used by Microsoft Outlook to save its emails, calendar entries, contacts, tasks and other associated items. Characteristic of this file extension is that messages and other items are kept in individual folders, according to their classification. Microsoft Outlook stores information on its central database known as an .ost file, but these can only accessed when connected to a server. [ ⏩ ] PST file extension
What is ICS file?
The ICS or iCalendar File file extension is a standard format used by several different software applications to share calendar and event information both within a single computer and over the Internet. It is developed and maintained by the Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium, an open industry initiative requiring that all implementations of the specification meet certain interoperability standards. [ ⏩ ] ICS file extension
How to convert the file from PST to ICS?
To successfully convert the PST file to ICS, 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.PST). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case ICS (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 ICS).
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. PST to ICS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting PST files to ICS 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 ICS, while before this step we had the PST file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new ICS file, or not.