Stellar Logo
  • For Individuals
    Back to main menu

    For Individual

    • Windows Data Recovery

      Recovers lost or deleted Office documents, emails, presentations & multimedia files.

      • Free
      • Standard
      • Professional
      • Premium
    • Mac Data Recovery

      Recovers deleted files, photos, videos etc. on Mac.

      • Free
      • Standard
      • Professional
      • Premium
    • Photo Recovery

      Recover photos, videos, & audio files from all cameras and storage on Windows or Mac.

      • Standard
      • Professional
      • Premium
    • iPhone Data Recovery

      Recover deleted photos, videos, contacts, messages etc. directly from iPhone & iPad.

      • Recover
      • Erase
      • Toolkit
    • Video Repair

      Repair multiple corrupt videos in one go. Supports MP4, MOV & other formats.

      • Standard
      • Premium
    • Photo Repair

      Repair multiple corrupt photos in one go. Supports JPEG & other formats.

      • Standard
      • Professional
      • Premium
  • For Business
    Back to main menu

    For Business

    • Email Repair
      • Exchange Repair Repair corrupt EDB file & export mailboxes to Live Exchange or Office 365
      • Outlook PST Repair Repair corrupt PST & recover all mailbox items including deleted emails & contacts
      • OLM Repair Repair Outlook for Mac (OLM) 2011 & 2016 backup files & recover all mailbox items
      • Exchange Toolkit Repair EDB & Exchange backup file to restore mailboxes, convert OST to PST, & convert EDB to PST
      • Active Directory Repair Repair corrupt Active Directory database (Ntds.dit file) & extract all objects in original form
    • Email Converter
      • EDB to PST Convert online & offline EDB file & extract all mailbox items including Public Folders in PST
      • OST to PST Convert inaccessible OST file & extract all mailbox items including deleted emails in PST
      • NSF to PSTConvert IBM Notes NSF file & export all mailbox items including emails & attachments to PST
      • MBOX to PSTConvert MBOX file of Thunderbird, Entourage & other clients, & export mailbox data to PST
      • OLM to PST Convert Outlook for Mac Data File (OLM) & export all mailbox data to PST in original form
      • GroupWise to PST Convert GroupWise mail & export all mailbox items - emails, attachments, etc. - to PST
      • EML to PSTConvert Windows Live Mail (EML) file & export mailbox data - emails, attachments, etc. - to PST
      • Office 365 to PSTConnect to Office 365 account & export mailbox data to PST and various other formats
      • Migrator for Office 365Quickly migrate Outlook data files(OST/PST) directly to Office 365 or Live Exchange
    • File Repair
      • SQL Repair Repair corrupt .mdf & .ndf files and recover all database components in original form
      • Access RepairRepair corrupt .ACCDB and .MDB files & recover all records & objects in a new database
      • QuickBooks RepairRepair corrupt QuickBooks® data file & recover all file components in original form
      • MySQL RepairRepair MyISAM & InnoDB tables and recover all objects - keys, views, tables, triggers, etc.
      • Excel RepairRepair corrupt Excel (.XLS & .XLSX) files and recover tables, charts, chart sheet, etc.
      • BKF RepairRepair corrupt backup (BKF, ZIP, VHDX and .FD) files and restore complete data
      • Database ConverterInterconvert MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite, and SQL Anywhere database files
      • PowerPoint RepairRepair corrupt PPT files and restore tables, header, footer, & charts, etc. like new
      • File Repair ToolkitRepair corrupt Excel, PowerPoint, Word & PDF files & restore data to original form
    • Data Recovery & Erasure
      • Data RecoveryRecover lost or deleted data from HDD, SSD, external USB drive, RAID & more.
      • Tape Data RecoveryRetrives data from all types and capacities of tape drives including LTO 1, LTO 2, LTO 3, & others.
      • Virtual Machine RecoveryRecover documents, multimedia files, and database files from any virtual machine
      • File ErasurePermanently wipe files and folders, and erase traces of apps and Internet activity.
      • Mobile ErasureCertified and permanent data erasure software for iPhones, iPads, & Android devices
      • Drive ErasureCertified and permanent data erasure software for HDD, SSD, & other storage media
    • Toolkit
      • Exchange Toolkit5-in-1 software toolkit to recover Exchange database, convert EDB to PST, convert OST to PST, restore Exchange backup, and reset Windows Server password.
      • Outlook ToolkitComprehensive software suite to repair PST files, merge PST files, eliminate duplicate emails, compact PST files, and recover lost or forgotten Outlook passwords.
      • File Repair ToolkitPowerful file repair utility to fix corrupt Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents created in Microsoft Office. It also repairs corrupt PDF files and recovers all objects.
      • MS SQL Toolkit5-in-1 software toolkit to repair corrupt SQL database, restore database from corrupt backup, reset database password, analyze SQL logs, & interconvert databases.
      • Data Recovery ToolkitSoftware helps to recovers deleted data from Windows, Mac and Linux storage devices. Also supports recovery from RAIDs & Virtual Drives.
    • Forensic
      • Email ForensicAdvanced email forensic solution for cyber experts to audit, analyze, or investigate emails & gather evidences.
      • Log Analyzer for MySQLAnalyze forensic details of MySQL server database log files such as Redo, General Query, and Binary Log.
      • Exchange AuditorExchange Server monitoring solution to automate audits, scans and generate reports ìn real-time.
      • Log Analyzer for MS SQLTrack & analyze MS SQL Server database transactions log files.
  • Our Partners
  • Lab Services
  • Support
  • About

Trending Searches

Data Recovery

Photo Recovery

Video Repair

iPhone Data Recovery

File Erasure Software

Exchange Repair

OST to PST

PST Repair

Raid Recovery

MS SQL Repair

Email Forensics 3 minute read

Outlook PST Forensics: Concept and Application

Abhinav Sethi
Written By
Abhinav Sethi
Kuljeet Singh
Approved By
Kuljeet Singh
stellar calander
Updated on
September 6th, 2022

Summary: In this blog, we highlighted how we could do a forensic investigation of Outlook emails. First, we mentioned enterprise-oriented features, such as calendaring, contact managing, task managing, journal logging, and note-taking. After this, we emphasized the importance of using a PST forensics tool, such as the recovery of Deleted and Tampered Emails, advanced search functions, etc. We also mentioned how one email forensics software, Stellar Email Forensic, fulfills every criterion for a forensic PST viewer tool.

TRY 60 DAYS FREE

Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client used by organizations of all sizes. This is mainly because it comes packed with many enterprise-oriented features, such as calendaring, contact managing, task managing, journal logging, note-taking, etc.

When you need to do a forensic investigation of Outlook emails, you can use the export option in the application to extract the mailbox data. This data is saved in a PST file.

Must have features in a PST forensics tool

Features of a PST Forensics Tool

An advanced PST forensics tool can help you to search for the relevant emails in the Outlook mailbox, create reports, and collect evidence. There are several PST forensics tools available but a tool that is easy to use with a simple user interface should be preferred.

The following are some essential features that you should seek in a PST forensics tool:

1. Recovery of Deleted and Tampered Emails

To conduct a successful Outlook email forensics investigation, you need to collect all the emails, including the deleted emails, from the PST files. So, the PST forensics tool in consideration should be able to recover the deleted emails from the PST file. When an email is deleted from a PST file, it remains in the file. However, the client cannot access that deleted email. So, the ideal PST forensics tool should be able to find and recover the deleted email.

A PST forensics tool can also help in the case of tampered emails. For instance, if someone has spoilt email evidence by tampering with the email header, the PST forensics tool would still be able to display the email header fields. This can serve as a great utility for identifying the discrepancies.

2. Advanced Search Functions

You can open a PST file with Microsoft Outlook and perform searches to find the information. However, the search functions offered by Outlook are limited and rudimentary. To perform advanced searches, you should use a dedicated PST forensics tool. It can help you to filter certain file types in the email attachments sent or received or scan emails sent during a particular period by certain users. It can also help you to search items by using Boolean Search or Regular Expression Search.

3. Case Management

It is a challenge to conduct formal email forensics investigation when it comes to managing a large number of emails and other mailbox data. During an investigation, you may need to examine many PST files, mark several important emails and attachments, and document a wide range of events. These tasks demand a lot of time and effort. So, you should choose an easy-to-use PST forensics tool that supports the management of multiple cases simultaneously.

Your choice of a PST forensics tool should have case management features, such as email bookmarking and tagging, log maintenance, and generation of reports like investigation reports, evidence summary reports, etc. These features can help you simplify the otherwise complex investigation tasks and facilitate evidence collection.

4. Support for Large PST Files

Investigators often need to examine multiple mailboxes while conducting email forensic investigation. To correlate the events, read and analyze the email messages, and identify tampered evidence, the investigators would need to examine several mailboxes (saved in Outlook PST files) in a single process. It’s important that the PST forensics tool supports examination of multiple PST files at the same time.

Conclusion

Email forensics is a domain replete with all kinds of challenges. However, with the right tool, you can achieve high productivity and get reliable results. A top-of-the-line PST forensics tool should have all the above-mentioned features. Stellar Email Forensic is one such tool that ticks all the right boxes.

Stellar Email Forensic is an advanced enterprise-based eDiscovery and email forensics software that supports more than 25 widely-used file formats, such as PST, EDB, OST, MBOX, etc. It comes with features, such as Boolean Search, Regular Expression Search, bookmarking, tagging, report generation, deleted email recovery, bulk email forensics, generation of MD5 and SHA1 hash values of the original email files, and much more. You can download Stellar Email Forensic to start your email investigation now. It’s available for a free 60-day trial!

About The Author

Abhinav Sethi

Abhinav Sethi is a Senior Writer at Stellar. He writes articles, blog posts, knowledge-bases, case studies, etc. for different technologies. He also has a keen interest in digital forensics and helps forward-thinking companies fight different threats with apt solutions.

Best Selling Products

Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows

Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows

Stellar Data Recovery has the right Windows Recovery tool for all your data recovery

Read More
Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac

Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac

Stellar Data Recovery for Mac program performs safe..

 

Read More
Stellar Photo Recovery

Stellar Photo Recovery

A comprehensive photo recovery software to restore photos, music & video files

 

Read More
Stellar Repair for Video

Stellar Repair for Video

Powerful video repair tool for repairing corrupt or damaged MOV and other video files

 

Read More

Table of Contents    arrow

Categories

Related Posts

related post
Email Repair

How to Fix the Error ‘Outlook.pst is not Compatible’?

Stellar Author Ravi Singh March 2, 2023 Read More
related post
Email Forensics

How to Prevent Email Spoofing in Gmail?

Stellar Author Nduka John C. February 14, 2023 Read More
related post
Email Repair

How to Repair Corrupt Outlook PST and Import it to Live Exchange?

Stellar Author Eric Simson February 3, 2023 Read More

Free Trial for 60 Days

Technology You Can Trust A Brand Present Across The Globe

  • tuv1
  • tuv2
  • Nist
  • hipa

Stellar Official Website

Stellar Data Recovery Inc.
48 Bridge Street Metuchen,
New Jersey 08840,
United States

ALSO AVAILABLE AT

ALSO AVAILABLE AT

About

  • About us
  • Career
  • ISMS Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • License Policy
  • Refund Policy
  • End User License Agreement

RESOURCES

  • Blog
  • Articles
  • Product Videos
  • Knowledge Base
  • Case Studies
  • Whitepapers
  • Software Catalog

NEWS & EVENTS

  • News
  • Events

PARTNERS

  • Affiliates
  • Resellers
  • Distributors

Useful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Support
  • Special Offers
  • Student Discounts
  • Awards & Reviews
  • Downloads
  • Store
  • Sitemap

Stellar & Stellar Data Recovery are Registered Trademarks of Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. © Copyright 2023 Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. All Trademarks Acknowledged.

Follow Us Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube

  • Notron
  • dcma

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Its good time to subscribe and get the latest promtion

With subscribing you agree with our Terms & Conditions

This website uses cookies in order to provide you with the best possible experience and to monitor and improve the performance of the site in accordance with our cookie policy. You can reject cookies at any time in your browser settings.

cookies-cross
Got it