By default, this role is assigned to the Organization Management and Recipient Management roles groups in Exchange Online.Ĭonsider creating a new role group in Exchange Online that's specifically intended for importing PST files to Office 365. In addition to the Mailbox Import Export role, you also have to be assigned the Mail Recipients role in Exchange Online. For more information, see the 'Add a role to a role group' or the 'Create a role group' sections in Manage role groups. Or you can create a role group, assign the Mailbox Import Export role, and then add yourself as a member. You can add the Mailbox Import Export role to the Organization Management role group. By default, this role isn't assigned to any role group in Exchange Online. You have to be assigned the Mailbox Import Export role in Exchange Online to create import jobs in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal and import PST files to user mailboxes. Learn details about signing up and trial terms. Start now at the Microsoft Purview compliance portal trials hub. If you're not an E5 customer, use the 90-day Microsoft Purview solutions trial to explore how additional Purview capabilities can help your organization manage data security and compliance needs. Step 6: Filter data and start the PST Import job Step 4: Create a PST Import job in Office 365 Step 3: Create the PST Import mapping file Step 2: Copy the PST files to the hard drive Here are the steps required to use drive shipping to import PST files to Microsoft 365 mailboxes: Using drive shipping to import PST files to user mailboxes is one way to migrate your organization's email to Office 365. After you start the import job, the Import service imports the PST data from the storage area to user mailboxes. Then you have the opportunity to trim the PST data that's imported to the target mailboxes by setting filters that control what data gets imported. When Microsoft receives your hard drive, data center personnel copy the data from the hard drive to a storage area in the Microsoft cloud. Drive shipping means that you copy the PST files to a hard disk drive and then physically ship the drive to Microsoft. Use the Office 365 Import service and drive shipping to bulk-import PST files to user mailboxes. Are you trying to import PST files to your own mailbox? See Import email, contacts, and calendar from an Outlook.

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