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check before: 2025-01-01
Product:
Outlook, Windows
Platform:
Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
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The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows, #pstfilesupport
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Targeted Release, General Availability
Created:
2024-06-07
updated:
2025-02-19
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The new Outlook for Windows has introduced a feature that allows users to access their PST files, which are essentially like storage boxes for your emails. Imagine you have a large filing cabinet filled with important documents, and each drawer represents a different PST file. In this first phase, you can open these drawers and look through your emails, much like flipping through the papers in a filing cabinet. You can read the emails and even search for specific ones, but for now, you can't interact with the calendar, contacts, or tasks that might also be stored in these drawers.
Think of it as being able to read a book in a library without being able to check it out or make notes in it. This is just the beginning, and future updates will allow you to do more with these PST files, like accessing your calendar and contacts. For now, it's a useful way to access your archived emails without altering them.
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-02-19 | RM Status | Rolling out | Launched |
| 2025-02-08 | RM Description | The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows | The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows, #pstfilesupport |
| 2025-01-08 | RM Description | The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. | The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. #newoutlookforwindows |
| 2024-12-05 | RM Release | January CY2025 | November CY2024 |
| 2024-12-05 | RM Status | In development | Rolling out |
| 2024-12-05 | RM Release Phase | General Availability | Targeted Release, General Availability |
| 2024-11-12 | RM Release | February CY2025 | January CY2025 |
| 2024-11-08 | RM Release | March CY2025 | February CY2025 |
| 2024-11-08 | RM Title | Outlook: Initial version of PST support in new Outlook for Windows | Outlook: First phase of PST support in new Outlook for Windows |
| 2024-11-08 | RM Description | The initial version of PST support in new Outlook for Windows will enable users to open "*.pst" files (a.k.a. Outlook Data Files), read all e-mail messages within the "*.pst" file, and search e-mail messages within the ".pst" file. This initial support is limited to Mail items and is read-only. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the "*.pst" files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this initial version. #newoutlookforwindows | The first phase PST (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) support in the new Outlook for Windows provides read-only access to Mail items within *.pst files. Users will be able to open *.pst files, read their emails within *.pst files, and search *.pst files for emails. All Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks data saved in the *.pst files are still there, but they cannot be accessed in this preview. Next releases will expand PST support capabilities. |
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