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# readpst
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readpst is a program that can read an Outlook PST (Personal Folders) file and convert it into an mbox file, a format suitable for KMail, a recursive mbox structure, or separate emails.
Help Text
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```
ReadPST / LibPST v0.6.54
Little Endian implementation being used.
Usage: readpst [OPTIONS] {PST FILENAME}
OPTIONS:
-V - Version. Display program version
-C charset - character set for items with unspecified character set
-D - Include deleted items in output
-M - Write emails in the MH (rfc822) format
-S - Separate. Write emails in the separate format
-b - Don't save RTF-Body attachments
-c[v|l] - Set the Contact output mode. -cv = VCard, -cl = EMail list
-d <filename> - Debug to file.
-e - As with -M, but include extensions on output files
-h - Help. This screen
-j <integer> - Number of parallel jobs to run
-k - KMail. Output in kmail format
-o <dirname> - Output directory to write files to. CWD is changed *after* opening pst file
-q - Quiet. Only print error messages
-r - Recursive. Output in a recursive format
-t[eajc] - Set the output type list. e = email, a = attachment, j = journal, c = contact
-u - Thunderbird mode. Write two extra .size and .type files
-w - Overwrite any output mbox files
Only one of -k -M -r -S should be specified
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Example Usage
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See [1]
Links
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[1] http://www.question-defense.com/2012/11/29/readpst-backtrack-5-forensics-forensics-analysis-tools-readpst