How to Backup IMAP sever data to PST?

Step 1: Launch the software and click the Backup option from the home screen.

Launch the software

Step 2: Click Add to select the IMAP account for backup.

Click Add to select the IMAP account for backup.

Step 3: In the Connect to IMAP Mailbox window, add IMAP account by entering credentials like Server Name/IP, User Email/Login Id, Password, and Port Number. Also, you can add an IMAP account through Connect Server via Proxy by entering Server Name and Port Number.

After entering essential credentials, click on Add.

Connect to IMAP Mailbox

Step 4: Verify IMAP mailbox and click the 'Set Filter and Migrate' option.

Set Filter and Migrate

Step 5: The software will start and show live Enumerating folders process.

show live Enumerating folders process.

Step 6: In the Filter Selection window, apply necessary filters from:

  • Review and search Mailbox Folders to Migrate: Select essential files or folders for backup.
  • Date Filter: Select From and To dates to backup data according to date.
  • Exclude Deleted folders: It will skip backing up deleted folders.
  • Exclude empty folders: This option will exclude empty folders to backup.
  • Select if you want to save all data hierarchy into a separate folder: It will backup your entire IMAP account data into a separate folder.
  • Set operation timeout for larger emails while uploading/downloading: This option will backup the files in the selected time, if the data takes longer time than selected, then the software will skip backing up the file.
  • Skip Previously Migrated Items (Incremental): Backup incremental data and avoid duplicity in the backup file.
Skip Previously Migrated Items

Step 7: In the Save As window, Select PST file and check Split Output PST File After option to create multiple backup PST files and click OK.

Select PST file and check Split Output PST File After

Step 8: In the Browse For Folder wizard, select a destination folder to save the backed-up file and click OK. Also, you can click Make New Folder to create a new folder to save backup PST files.

click Make New Folder to create a new folder

Step 9: The software will start and show live backup process.

show live backup process

Step 10: Once the backup process is completed, the software will pop up “Process completed. Please save the report to CSV” message and click OK.

backup process is completed

Step 11: Click on Save report to CSV option to generate and download a detailed backup report.

Save report to CSV

Step 12: Select a specific folder to Save the backed-up report in your local drive.

Select a specific folder to save

Step 13: Finally, click on OK to end the backup process.

end the backup process

How to restore PST file data into IMAP Accounts

Step 1: Install and launch the Kernel IMAP Backup and Restore software.

Step 2: On the software’s homepage, click on IMAP Restore tile.

click on IMAP Restore tile.

Step 3: Click on Add in the Add Source tile.

Click on Add in the Add Source tile.

Step 4: Select the PST file you want to import into IMAP accounts and click Open.

Select the PST file you want to import into IMAP accounts and click Open.

Step 5: Click on Add in the Add Destination tile.

Click on Add in the Add Destination tile.

Step 6: In the Connect to IMAP Mailbox window, enter IMAP account credentials such as Server Name/IP, User Email/Login Id, Password, and Port Number. Also, you can Connect Server via Proxy by entering Server Name and Port Number.

After entering credentials, click Add.

onnect to IMAP Mailbox window

Step 7: Select Destination Account and click on Set Filter and Migrate option.

Select Destination Account

Step 8: The software will start and show the live Enumerating folders process.

Enumerating folders process.

Step 9: In the Filter Selection window, select the necessary filters from:

  • Review PST Folders to Migrate: Select specific folders or data from selected PST files.
  • Date Filter: Select From and To date to restore specific data according to date.
  • Exclude deleted folder: Skip restoring deleted folders in IMAP accounts.
  • Exclude empty folders: Select this option to exclude empty folders from the restoring process.
  • Select if you want to save all data hierarchy into a separate folder: Restore data in a selective folder in the destination IMAP account.
  • Same as source file name: Check this option to restore data in destination as source name.
  • Set operation timeout for larger emails while uploading/downloading: If data takes longer than the selected time, the software will skip that data from being imported into the IMAP account.
  • Skip Previously Migrated Items (Incremental): It will restore incremental data in the destination IMAP account.
  • Select if migrating to Office365 Group: Restore PST data in Office 365 Group.

After applying all the essential filters, click I am OK, Start Migration.

I am OK, Start Migration.

Step 10: The software will start and show the live restore process.

the software will start and show the live restore process.

Step 11: Once the restore process is completed, the software will pop up “Process completed. Please save the report to CSV” message and click OK.

Process completed. Please save the report to CSV”

Step 12: Click the Save report to CSV option to generate and download a detailed restore report.

Click the Save report to CSV option

Step 13: Select the destination folder to Save the restore report.

Select the destination folder to Save the restore report.

Step 14: Click OK to close the restore process.

Click OK to close the restore process.
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