PST migration from Exchange 2003 to 2013. wierd folder names
Hi, Hope someone can figure this one out... I have this strange issue when importing PST files. I found another person having the same issue. Please see problem description below Source :http://serverfault.com/questions/465735/export-exchange-2003-mailboxes-to-pst-and-import-to-exchange-2013-wierd-folder-n I am trying to export mailboxes from my old Exchange 2003 SP2 that runs on a Windows Small Business Server 2003 and import them to my new Exchange 2013 that runs on a Windows Server 2012. So far I have exported the mailboxes to *.pst -files using ExMerge.exe and imported them to Exchange 2013 using the below cmdlet: Dir \\EXCH01\PST\*.pst | %{ New-MailboxImportRequest Name ImportOfPst BatchName ImportPstFiles Mailbox $_.BaseName FilePath $_.FullName} After a successful import if I log on to OWA on a account I get wierd looking folder names, for example Inbox looks like this: ]^. I reckon this has something to do with system locale... If I however export from Outlook to *.pst I get another problem with folder names: The Inbox folder in swedish is called "Inkorgen" on 2003 and "Inkorg" on 2013, the Sent folder is called "Skickat" on 2003 and "Skickade objekt" on 2013 - and so forth. This results in new folders are created instead of putting the mails and objects in the folders created by Exchange 2013. I hope you understand my problem. Has anyone got a working solution on migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2013?
January 19th, 2013 6:55am

PSTs that are exported by exmerge are ANSI PSTs. You have to convert ANSI PSTs to UNICODE PSTs. We used free tool for this: http://www.winpst.com/Ansi_PST_to_Unicode.html Then you can import PSTs in Exchange 2013 without problems!
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January 19th, 2013 11:27am

You will have to use Outlook to export, when you use outlook, the format remains UNICOD Or else use the tool to convert them into UNICOD. Gulab Prasad, gulab@exchangeranger.com My Blog | Z-Hire Employee Provisioning App
January 19th, 2013 11:37am

Hi , I noticed it shows Swedish. So please check and configure the users language setting. Set-MailboxRegionalConfiguration: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd351103(v=exchg.150).aspx Also try switching Outlook client use the following cmdlet. outlook.exe /resetfoldernames Wendy Liu TechNet Community Support
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January 25th, 2013 10:07am

You'll most likely need to create your own names mapping, but fellow UC Architects Podcast contributer and Exchange Architect Michel De Rooij has written a script that may help: http://eightwone.com/2013/01/19/fixing-well-known-folders-troubles/ SteveSteve Goodman Check out my Blog for more Exchange info or find me on Twitter
January 27th, 2013 3:24am

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