NOTE: Before adding data stores in the GFI MailArchiver Import Service, ensure that archive stores are first configured as described in the
Setting up databases chapter in page
1 of this manual.
2. Click Change Settings to access the archive stores.
4. From the Name drop-down list select one of the archive stores. (Only archive stores created previously in GFI MailArchiver are shown)
NOTE: Dates specified should not overlap with dates specified in other archive stores.
6. Click OK to add the new archive store.
2. Click Change Settings to access the archive stores.
6. Click Apply settings and
Close to save and exit configuration.
2. Click Change Settings to access the archive stores.
4. Click Apply settings and
Close to save and exit configuration.
3. From the Cut-off date (UTC time) field, specify a cut-off date and time. Only emails dated prior to this date and time will be extracted.
NOTE: If you set the date and time prior to the installation of GFI MailArchiver, the GFI PST Exporter will extract emails that have not been processed by GFI MailArchiver, avoiding duplicate emails in the archive store.
4. Specify the maximum email size in the Max exportable email size field. Emails larger than the size specified are not be exported.
5. Specify the pickup folder in the GFI MailArchiver pickup folder field where GFI PST Exporter will save the extracted emails. To import the extracted emails into a GFI MailArchiver archive store, specify the pickup folder of GFI MailArchiver Import Service. The default path of the GFI MailArchiver Import Service is:
NOTE 1: If running GFI PST Exporter on a remote machine, do not specify mapped drives but use the full UNC path: \\server\share.
NOTE 2: The import service pickup folder must have full read/write permissions.
7. Click Verify to launch the Directory Services Verification dialog. Specify the query root or click
Auto Detect to auto detect the query root. Key in a valid username for the query root specified and click
Test Lookup to verify. Click
OK to return to the PST Exporter General Settings.
9. In the Domain,
Username and
Password fields, specify the credentials of a domain controller account. These credentials will be used by the GFI PST Exporter agent to process and extract emails on the end-user machine. Select the
Validate on save checkbox to check the credentials specified when confirming the settings.
4. Specify the Authorization Method applicable for your mail server.
7. Specify an email address in the From Email Address field. This is the email address shown as the sender of the notification. This address may not be an existing email address and can be dedicated for the GFI PST Exporter notifications
8. Specify the email address in the To Email Address field to which notifications will be sent.
9. Click Send Test Email to test the connection settings and send a notification test email.
10. Click Save to save the configuration.
5. From the Ownership section, specify who will be the owner of extracted emails for this computer group:
NOTE: Ownership of emails is important since only the specified owner will be able to browse the archived emails.
6. Specify when to send notifications from the Notify when: drop-down list. The settings configured previously in the Notification settings node are used.
8. In the Restrict to Folders section, manage the path(s) within which PST files can be processed. The conditions you specify apply to all folders and subfolders within the path. The path(s) you specify can be:
Example: “Include”, “C:\”, “Local path” - to search all files in the local hard drive
Click Add to add the path to the list.
9. Click OK to add the new computer group.
2. Click the Edit button to launch the Computer Group Properties dialog.
3. Click Add computer button
to add a computer to the group.
NOTE 1: During or after deployment, click the server to view the log of deployment details.
NOTE 2: A window may pop-up on the end-user machine informing the user that the agent is being deployed. The window closes automatically once deployment is complete.
7. Click Close when deployment is complete.
3. Click Start button
to start processing the PST files on the selected computers.
GFI PST Exporter can display reports of extracted emails. Through the Reports node, you can view the
Export Report, which displays details on processed PST files. Besides details on successful exports, any errors or warnings encountered are also displayed. Information shown includes status, group, and computer names, date, and time when processing attempts were made, and number of emails exported.
NOTE: To re-export emails from a PST file, select a PST file and click the
re-export button
. Exercise caution when doing this, as it may result in duplicate emails being archived.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If there are 500 or more emails in the Unclassified folder, the import process is suspended. In this case, delete any unwanted emails or import the emails to an archive folder:
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to launch the 
