How to Export Emails from Yandex Mail to PST Format?

User Query: I have been using Yandex Mail for many years, and I have thousands of emails in my Yandex email account. Now I want to back up emails in the PST format. Can you suggest a reliable method to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format?

Is there any way to import Yandex Mail to  Outlook 2019? I want to import Yandex data into Outlook 2019 in my existing account. Can you suggest a method?

Yandex Mail doesn’t have a direct solution to transfer emails from Yandex Mail to a PST file. Users have to convert the Yandex email to the PST format. In this blog, we have explained the manual and automated methods to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format.

Yandex Vs Outlook

Yandex is a free, open-source email service developed by Russian technology company Yandex. It provides various advanced features and security features, like spam blocking and virus protection. It offers ample storage space for free and paid users.

Microsoft Outlook is an email client developed by Microsoft to manage and organise emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, etc. It is used by both working professionals and home users to manage their email accounts.

Why do users want to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format?

• Corruption issue: If you are looking to back up Yandex Mail due to a corruption issue in the Yandex Mail account, then the user can back up Yandex Mail in PST format.

• Email Client Switching: If you are switching to a new organisation where Microsoft Outlook is used, then you can switch emails from the organisation where the Yandex email service is used.

• Advanced features: Microsoft Outlook offers greater security and robust features than the Yandex email service.

• Offline Access:  To access emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, etc of a Yandex Mail user requires an internet connection. In contrast,users can access emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, and more offline in Microsoft Outlook.

Manual method to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format

1. Launch MS Outlook on your system.
2. Add a Yandex Mail account and let Outlook synchronise with the Yandex account.
3. Go to File>>Import & Export
4. Select the Export to a File option and click the Next button.
5. Choose the Personal Folder file (.pst) option and click the Next button.
6. Select the folders and click the Next button for exporting in .pst file.
7. Browse the saving location on your system and click the Finish button.

MS Outlook exports Yandex Mail account emails to the PST file format.

Also Read: How to Transfer Office 365 Email to Gmail?

Automated method to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format

With the eSoftTools Yandex Mail Backup & Migration tool, users can export emails from Yandex Mail to the PST file format. This tool allows users to save and back up Yandex emails to different file formats like MSG, MBOX, EML, EMLX, HTML, etc. Moreover, this tool allows users to export Yandex emails to cloud-based applications like Office 365, Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Outlook.com and IMAP email accounts.

Key features

• Preview Yandex email account files and folders in the preview panel.
• Have an option to select Yandex files and folders and export only selected files and folders.
• Export Yandex emails to MBOX file in two ways- Folder-wise MBOX file and a Single MBOX file.
• Export Yandex files and folders to the default Thunderbird storage location.
• Preserves the email formatting and structuring during conversion and migration.
• In the email filtering option, users can filter emails according to Date Range (From and To).
• Save Yandex mailbox files and folders to your desired saving location on your Windows PC.
• Comfortable with all editions of Windows operating systems of Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, & below editions.
  

How to export emails from Yandex Mail to PST format?

• Download, install and launch the eSoftTools Yandex Email Backup & Migration tool.
• Enter your Yandex Mail email address, App Password, Port No and Host name.

• Click the Login button, and Yandex files & folders loads into the software.
• Preview Yandex files & folders in the tree structure in the left panel of the software.

• Choose Export options as Save in PST from the drop-down menu.

• Browse the saving location where you want to save PST files.
• Apply the Mail filter feature if you want to save filtered emails according to Date.

• Click the Save Backup button, and Yandex emails save in PST format.

Now the PST file store in your selected file location, and to open the PST file, you can follow these steps.

1. Open Microsoft Outlook on your system.
2. Go to the File option.
3. Choose Open and click the Outlook Data file.
4. Browse the .pst file on your Windows machine.
5. Click the Open, and the Yandex emails are open.

Conclusion

There are various methods available to export Yandex emails to a PST file, but I recommend using eSoftTools Yandex Email Backup & Software. The automated software can easily convert Yandex emails to a PST file that can be opened in Outlook 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013 and below versions.