How to Export iCloud to PST File Format? 2 Easy Solutions

Christopher Plummer | January 17th, 2023 | Email Migration

Are you searching for a solution to import from iCloud Emails to PST? Then you have come to the right place. We have come up with a solution to export iCloud Emails to PST format.

iCloud is one of the most popular services for storing email used by millions of people. It stores data such as documents, images, files, media, etc. iCloud is built into every Apple device. This email service provider only allows users to store up to a limit of 5 GB. But you can upgrade it to more.

On the other hand, PST is the most secure file format that is used by various users to backup iCloud emails in PST file format. It keeps all the data in your mailbox on the server. That’s why most of the users always want to backup their email in Outlook.

Why export iCloud to PST File? The need to export iCloud email to PST may vary from user to user as per their requirements. As we all know, data is unlimited and we cannot limit ourselves with limited data and we need more storage space to store it. But the iCloud service fails in this because iCloud only provides 5GB of free space. This is the major issue why users are moving out of it.

And when we need to take backup urgently we cannot do it in iCloud. As iCloud does not provide backup facilities to the users. Therefore the priority of users will be the direct way to export iCloud emails and Outlook direct way to export into PST file format.

Whatever the reason behind it, we are here to export emails from iCloud mail to ST file format. Go through the below sections

How to Export iCloud Email to PST Manually?

To export iCloud to PST, you need to first add an iCloud account to Outlook then follow the below steps to export iCloud Mail to PST file.

  1. Open the Outlook application; click on the File and Select Add Account.                                                 click file >> add account
  2. Then, select the manual steps to add iCloud account to Outlook.
  3. Once done, click finish.
  4. Now, start Outlook again and navigate to the File tab.                                                                                                    click file tab to export icloud to pst
  5. Then, click Open & export and choose the Import/Export option.                                                                  Open & export and choose the Import/Export
  6. Select Export to a file in the import and export wizard. click Next.                   Select Export to a file
  7. After, choose Outlook data file (.pst) and tap the Next.                                        choose Outlook data file (.pst)
  8. Here, select an iCloud mailbox folder to export from. Click Next.                     select an iCloud mailbox folder to export into pst
  9. Lastly, browse a location to save the resultant file and click Finish.                  browse a location to save icloud as pst file

Done!! Now, open the file location and see your exported iCloud emails in PST file format.

However, if you are choosing this method, you need to be aware of its limitations. Such as that if import export is greyed out in Outlook this method might not be useful.

Also, to configure iCloud account in Outlook one needs to have iCloud IMAP settings details otherwise, you can’t add your iCloud account to Outlook. To overcome these limitations, go through the below section.

How to Convert iCloud Mailbox to PST Directly?

Try the Advik iCloud Backup Tool which is an easy-to-use tool to export iCloud email to PST file format directly. This tool allows you to bulk convert iCloud emails to PST file. Also, it is easy to export multiple iCloud email account to PST file format. To do this, you just need to upload a CSV file consisting of details of iCloud email account and export it into ST format without losing a single bit of data. Also, this utility works well to export iCloud emails to ST format along with all attachments.

Moreover, the software also provides an otion to convert selective iCloud email folders to PST file. It also allows users to export iCloud mailboxes to your system in other formats like MSG, EML, HTML, MBOX, etc. Thus, this tool works more efficiently and effectively which not only saves the time of the users but also provides the desired results.

Now, let’s understand how this software works. To evaluate its working process, just tap on the below download button.

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Steps to Export iCloud Emails to PST File

  1. Run the suggested tool and choose iCloud from the 85+ email services list.run the software & choose iCloud from the list
  2. Now, enter your iCloud account credentials & press the Login button.enter your iCloud account credentials
  3. Next, the tool will sync all your folders, and choose your desired folder to export.choose your desired icloud folder to export
  4. Go to Select Saving Option and choose PST option from list.choose PST as a saving option
  5. Choose the Destination Path & click the Backup button.Choose the Destination Path & click the Backup to exort icloud to pst

Why Choose Automated Tool?

  • Supports multiple clients with multiple saving options.
  • 100% safe and secure ( add-free also)
  • IMAP-enabled backup option
  • Advanced filter option from the interface for specific mail backup.
  • Also, export emails from iCloud to Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Office 365, Outlook.com, etc.
  • Compatible with all Windows versions including previous versions.

Conclusion

In this article, we have provided two methods to export iCloud emails to PST format. After analyzing we conclude that a manual method is a long process and it is a very technical process. Users may not be able to follow it and they always go for easy. Thus, to overcome these limitations, we have also provided a quick method that is easy to follow. One can read the highlighted features of this automated software to understand more about it.