Are you facing challenges in handling Outlook files, especially extracting attachments from an OST file? If yes, then you don’t need to worry. In this blog, we have written an automated method on how to extract attachments from an OST file.
Overview
OST (Offline Storage Table) files are associated with Outlook and used when Outlook is offline. OST files store data such as emails, contacts, calendars, notes, tasks, and attachments. You can access emails and other data from the OST files but attachments require an additional step.
To open the attachment of the OST files you have to open the emails that contain the attachments. Right-click on the attachment and choose the option “Save As” to save the attachment to your desired location on your computer. Repeat the step for every single email containing the attachment.
To extract attachments from emails in bulk you have to use the automated method described below.
Best software to extract attachments from an OST file
The eSoftTools Outlook attachment extractor software is a great choice to extract attachments from an OST file in a few clicks. This tool doesn’t require the installation of MS Outlook on your system. You can manually add the OST file into the software and extract or export attachments from the OST file in a few clicks.
Key features
- Extract all types of attachments from the OST, PST & NST file.
- Live preview of emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, etc of the Outlook files in the preview panel.
- Easily extract & save all types of attachments including- doc, zip, images, video, xlsx, etc.
- Allows you to extract attachments from selective Outlook files.
- You can extract attachments from single or multiple Outlook files at a time.
- Allows multiple options for the additions of the Outlook files-single, multiple and search automatically from your system.
- Provides the feature of email filtering by which you can filter emails according to Date Range( From and To).
- Enables to add Outlook files of unlimited file size.
- Compatible to add files of all Outlook editions from Outlook 2021 to the below versions.
- Comfortable to run on any edition of the Windows operating system from Windows 11 to the below versions
Also Read: OST Viewer Free Download
Steps to extract attachments from an OST file
- Download, install and load eSoftTools Outlook attachment extractor software in your system.
- Click on the Select PST button and choose from the options to add files in the software- single or Bulk file selection mode.
- Add PST/OST/NST files in the software and start the scanning process to add files/folders to the software.
- Preview the files/folders in the preview panel and select the files/folders from which attachments are to be extracted.
- Click on the Extract Attachment button from the above menu and choose from the option- Extract Attachments folder-wise or Extract Attachments message-wise.
- Select and apply other options if required such as filter attachments extension, mail filter and saving location.
- At last press the Save button and start extracting attachments from the Outlook files.
Conclusion
In the above blog, we have explained how to extract attachments from Outlook files. There is no manual method available to extract attachments. We have provided you with an ultimate solution that can extract attachments in a few clicks.
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