Save multiple Outlook emails into MSG with or without Outlook

Get the most assured solution to save Outlook emails into MSG with or without Outlook with this article. Users who are using Outlook are aware of the fact that MSG is a single message file of Outlook. Managing large PST files becomes tough for users therefore users are demanding saving bulk PST emails together as .msg file.

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Overview – PST file and MSG file

PST is a personal storage table which is supported by Outlook. Outlook saves all emails, contacts, calendars, etc. in PST format. PST files are of two types – ANSI & UNICODE. ANSI file stores a maximum size of 2 GB that leads file size corruption and unavailability of data. This problem was fixed in higher versions of Outlook i.e. after Outlook 2003 and later editions. UNICODE PST offers 20-50 GB data storage facility.

MSG file is a single message file of Outlook which contains headers, main body, hyperlinks, and attachments. The benefit of MSG file lies when users want to access some particular messages or for saving and archiving purpose.

Reasons to save multiple PST emails as MSG file

Some of the popular reasons that need to convert PST files to MSG format –

• If PST file has file size limitations, the chances of corruption will increase. Large size PST file is more prone to corruption.
• In pile of lots of emails in Outlook, it becomes difficult to search one or two emails.
• With MSG file, it becomes easy to backup important Outlook data.

Solution to save multiple Outlook mailbox as MSG

The user can follow a set of some instructions to do this –

• Create a new folder in your local machine.
• Open Microsoft Outlook
• Navigate to the inbox folder where your emails are saved
• Select the emails whom you want to drag and drop into a newly created folder.

Note: This method works only when Outlook is installed.

Drawbacks of manual solution

The manual solution seems to be very easy but is attached to some of the drawbacks –

• In case of a large number of emails, this method becomes time-consuming.
• This method is applicable only when users have Outlook installed in the user’s system.

Solution to save Outlook emails as MSG without MS Outlook installation

To beat all the limitations of the manual solution, use MailsClick Convert PST File application. By this, a user can simply save PST mailbox into MSG format. This is one of the safest and quick solutions which is well-tested by the professionals.

Wrapping Up

No doubt, PST file is used to organize and manage Outlook data effectively but several times, users need to extract PST emails to MSG format. This cannot be done smoothly with a manual solution so we have also defined a software solution in this post.