How to extract contacts from Outlook PST to VCF,CSV,and MSG?

How to extract contacts from Outlook PST to VCF,CSV,and MSG?

Users have various reasons to extract Outlook contacts to VCF,CSV,and MSG formats. No matter what reasons users have,which we will discuss later in this post,the solution which we provide in this post will be helpful to complete Outlook contacts extraction process.

Reasons to extract Outlook PST contacts to VCF and CSV

Microsoft Outlook is a widely used email client that manages all emails,contacts,calendars,tasks,calendars,etc. into PST file format.

VCF and CSV formats are the popular formats for storing contacts and by exporting Outlook PST contacts to CSV or VCF,users can easily import Outlook contacts to many email clients,email servers,and digital devices. PST file is supported only in MS Outlook and users can't share contacts easily with it. But by extracting Outlook contacts to CSV and VCF,Outlook contacts are easily shared and accessed on multiple platforms.

How to export contacts from Outlook PST?

Users have various manual solutions to extract contacts from Outlook PST file. They can extract Outlook contacts to VCF,CSV,or MSG formats.

Steps to extract contacts from Outlook PST to VCF –

• Step 1:Open MS Outlook and go to the Peoplesection at the bottom.
• Step 2:Select the contact that you want to export.
• Step 3:Go to the Filetab and click on the Save Asoption.
• Step 4:Choose the destination location and select vCard files (*.vcf)under Save as type.
• Step 5:Click on the Savebutton to export the contact.

Steps to export contacts from PST to CSV –

• Step 1:Open the Outlook application and click the Filemenu.
  
• Step 2:Select Open & Exportand click on Import/Export.
  
• Step 3:Select the Export to a fileoption and click Next.
  
• Step 4:Select Comma Separated Values(CSV) and click Next.
• Step 5:Select the Contactsfolder that you need to export,then click Next.
  
• Step 6:Provide a name for the file,browse a destination path,and click Next.
  
• Step 7:In the final window,ensure the checkbox for your contacts folder is selected. Click Map Custom Fieldsto verify that Outlook attributes align perfectly with the target file,then click Finish.

Professional solution to extract PST contacts without Outlook

If you don't find manual solution perfect for you as you don't have MS Outlook installed on your system. You have saved contacts into PST file. Then,extracting contacts from PST file with manual method is tough for users. In that case,users can opt for an automated professional utility. One such reliable application is the Softaken Outlook PST Extractor,which cleanly extracts contacts from both PST and offline/orphaned OST files.

• Dual Format Support:Cleanly extracts contacts from both PST and offline/orphaned OST files.
• High Integrity:Handles both ANSI and Unicode file versions without formatting loss or altering any internal contact attributes.
• Batch Mode:Multiple PST or OST data archives can be loaded in batch mode to save time.
• Deep Scan & Temp Copy:Features a Deep Scan to read damaged files and utilizes a Temp Copy mode to safely extract data even while Outlook is open in the background.
• Preview & Selective Export:Provides a tree-structured preview to selectively filter individual contact items or bulk-export them into standard CSV,MSG,or universal vCard 4.0 formats.