mbox file can then be imported using the Import option under the File menu and then clicking on the. The maximum size of the file is 2.15 gigs. mbox files by dragging a folder to the desktop. pst file as with the old school keep it on a mapped drive method frequently used with Outlook for Windows. The only problem with this method is that mail is just getting dumped into a folder on your local computer. Click General and then in the Folder list section, check the box for “Hide On My Computer folders”. Once done, click on the Outlook menu and then click on Preferences. To move existing mail, click Rules from the Message menu and then click on the name of the rule. Finally, check the box for Enabled and you’ve got a pretty simple automated rule to move messages off your Exchange server and onto your local computer. In the “Do the following:” section, choose “Move message” and then choose the archive folder you created in the previous step. Configure the middle field as “is Greater than or equal to” and then configure the number of days (e.g. Create a rule by clicking on the plus sign (let’s just call it Archiving) and then click Date Received in the “When a new message arrives: section.
To do so, first create a folder on your local computer (e.g. One way to automatically archive objects from Outlook is to use rules.
