So last weekend I helped someone convert a legacy Dell computer from 2001 that had MS Outlook 2002. It was imperative that BOTH their e-mails as well as their Address Book of contacts get moved over to their new iMac computer.

The software is a free trial to use with an option to ‘unlock’ the key feature I needed here for less than $20. What is so amazing about that is any other software application I could find to purchase electronically was $50 with additional fees.

Here is the details of the software:

Export messages to .mbox format
All messages found in your pst files will be exported to the .mbox format without altering your original files.
Transfer Contacts to Address Book
Contacts found in the pst files are exported as vCard files (.vcf). By opening them with Finder, they are automatically imported by the system's Address Book
Import appointments into iCal
PstExporter will create appointments found in your pst files directly into Mac OS X's calendar application (iCal). You will be able to filter events by date, type and category.
Import files into Apple Mail
The .mbox files generated by PstExporter, can be easily imported by Apple Mail and other mail programs. Check the step-by-step guide in PstExporter manual, at the support page.

Bypass password protection
Bypass password protection built into pst files. PstExporter can read files even if you lost their password.
Batch processing
Select any number of pst files and PstExporter will process them one after the other, without user intervention.
No need for additional software
PstExporter runs exclusively on Mac, it does not require having Windows and/or Microsoft Outlook installed.
Compatible with all Windows Outlook versions
PstExporter is able to read files generated pre and post Microsoft Outlook 2003. It means it can handle ANSI (16-bit) and Unicode (32-bit) versions of the pst file.
Works with Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion
PstExporter is compiled to run smoothly with Leopard (Mac OS X >= 10.5.7), Snow Leopard (Mac OS X >= 10.6) and Lion (Mac OS X >= 10.7).

Here is there VERY simple to follow import steps and they support Open Source e-mail readers as well as Apple Mail.

Great product and I highly recommend it for anyone with legacy MS Outlook data that then need to convert into a portable format.

Tags: Outlook 2002 PST file conversion