Solved Read Outlook pst file without desktop Outlook installed

[BlueSpruce]

I have a large Classic Outlook 2010 pst file and I would like to read all the emails and attachments in it, but I don't have Outlook 2010 installed. Is a reader or vba code available for doing the above?

I have desktop Thunderbird installed and tried using it with the pst file, but was unable to get that working.

 

[CJ_London]

In vba, check references to see if the outlook module is installed. If it is, you can use vba to extract the attachments and/or sql to view the emails

Or you might be able to download and install classic outlook

 

[theDBguy]

There are also third party apps available for converting pst files to something that Thunderbird can read.

 

[arnelgp]

there is also (i did not test it) an open source on Github:

GitHub - Dijji/XstReader: Xst Reader is an open source viewer for Microsoft Outlook’s .ost and .pst files, written entirely in C#. To download an executable of the current version, go to the releases tab.

Xst Reader is an open source viewer for Microsoft Outlook’s .ost and .pst files, written entirely in C#. To download an executable of the current version, go to the releases tab. - Dijji/XstReader

github.com

 

[BlueSpruce]

there is also (i did not test it) an open source on Git.

I downloaded the zip from git, but there's no executable file to run it.

 

[sonic8]

downloaded the zip from git, but there's no executable file to run it.

Which zip?
You must download the XstReader.zip from the releases section, not a zip of the source code.

 

[arnelgp]

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[BlueSpruce]

Got it! Thanks, sonic8 and arnelgp.