Import PST Files
The letters PST stand for Personal Storage Table. Some Microsoft Windows products use the .pst as a filename extension.
Entourage doesn't provide direct support for PST files, as this is a Windows Outlook file format. Entourage won't be able to read your PST files directly, but there are tools and methods available to import PST files into Entourage.
Basics: Your .pst files need to be converted into .mbox files so Entourage can import. See this video on importing MBOX files with Entourage.
See these articles on the Entourage Help Blog for additional help importing .PST files:
- Importing from Outlook for Windows based PST to Entourage
- Use an empty Exchange profile to open PST files in Outlook 2001
Options that have been found useful by users:
Use Mozilla Mail. See Dave Riches tutorial (free)
Keeps all the attachments intact
Outlook2Mac...$10
Transfer Windows® Outlook® email, contacts, and calendar appointments from your PC to your Macintosh® computer!
Use Paul Berkowitz's Export-Import Scripts (shareware). $20
50 scripts to export and import almost everything Contacts, Groups, Calendar Events, Tasks, Notes, Messages, Folders, Accounts, Signatures, Mailing Lists and Categories from one identity of Entourage to any other, and to transfer Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes to and from other PIM programs on the Mac and Windows, with special converters for Microsoft Outlook, Excel and other programs. (Note: One benefit of this option is the scripts are useful after you import your .PST files. Useful when importing from same version to a new Identity. Entourage does not allow for import using same version)
You can import/export between all versions of Entourage, Outlook, Palm Desktop and other PIMs. The scripts enable archiving, restoration, and data synching or transporting. Some operations are not possible for all types of data, and some are not possible to or from programs that do not support the functions required. The Outlook and Other Converters transfer contacts, calendar, tasks and notes there are instructions for transferring messages without scripts in the ReadMe.
Emailchemy $28
Other than user feedback indicating this works, I have little info on this product. I suspect it's because of the price we hear so little about it.
MessageSave $34.97 USD with current discount.
MessageSave makes it very easy to export your Outlook email and import it into a Mac mail client, such as Mail.app, Entourage, etc. MessageSave will work with any Outlook email account (PST or Exchange). MessageSave preserves attachments, sender email addresses, message timestamps, multiple languages. Download the trial version. MessageSave supports exporting contacts in addition to migrating messages. MBOX format is supported only when using MessageSave with Outlook 2002 or newer.
Import a windows based *.pst file (from Office XP) into Entourage
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Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit released the .PST Import Tool to migrate data from Outlook® 2001 for Mac to Entourage® 2004. See instructions and download PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 for Mac (works in Entourage 2008)
Outlook uses a .pst file format which is not recognized by most other programs. Your .pst files need to be converted into .mbox files so Entourage can import.