{"id":5738,"date":"2026-07-23T11:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigatisolutions.com\/blog\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:28:21","slug":"export-google-workspace-email-to-pst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigatisolutions.com\/blog\/export-google-workspace-email-to-pst\/","title":{"rendered":"Export Google Workspace Email to PST: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Google Workspace doesn’t produce a PST file. Gmail’s native export path, Google Takeout, hands you a ZIP archive full of MBOX files, and Outlook doesn’t open MBOX natively. So the moment someone asks IT to export Google Workspace email to PST, for an employee offboarding, a legal hold, or a broader move off Google entirely, the real question isn’t whether it’s possible. It’s which route gets there without losing folder structure, timestamps, or half the attachments along the way.<\/p>\n

This guide covers what a PST export actually needs to preserve, the size and format limits both platforms impose. The methods available: native and enterprise-grade Cigati Google Workspace Backup Tool<\/a><\/b>, and how to confirm the export is complete before anyone deletes the source mailbox.<\/p>\n\n

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