export Outlook emails to PST with Python win32com.client

Question

from pathlib import Path
import win32com.client

# Creation du repertoire
output_dir = Path.cwd() / "Backup"
output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

# Acceder à outlook
outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI")

# Recuperer la boite de reception
inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6)

# lien du chemin
pst = str(output_dir / "backup.pst")

# Export inbox folder to PST file
inbox.Export(pst)

I'm trying to export my inbox from Outlook as a pst file but I'm getting an error with the export method. Does anyone have an idea?

What error are you getting on export?

James McLeod
– James McLeod

2023-07-15 19:15:58 +00:00
Commented Jul 15, 2023 at 19:15 — James McLeod
– James McLeod, Commented Jul 15, 2023 at 19:15

Dmitry Streblechenko · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-15 21:49:40Z

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Call Namespace.AddStoreEx (where Namespace is your outlook variable), find the new Store object in the Namespace.Stores collection, then copy the Inbox folder to the new store (inbox.CopyTo(Store.GetRootFolder()))

answered Jul 15, 2023 at 21:49

Dmitry Streblechenko

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