How to migrate .pst and .ost through USMT 4.0?

By default, USMT 4.0 migrates PST files that are linked to a user’s outlook profile and does not copy those PST which are not attached with profile. USMT does not support .ost migration. E.g. PST’s stored on local drive but not actually attached to outlook will not migrate by default.

In order to migrate PST files, here is the working script which will gather all PST files from all fixed drives:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<migration urlid="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/pst">

  <component type="Documents" context="UserAndSystem">

    <displayName>All PST migrated from all fixed drives, regardless of location</displayName>

    <role role="Data">

      <rules>

        <include>

          <objectSet>

            <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pst]", "Fixed")</script>

          </objectSet>

        </include>

      </rules>

    </role>

  </component>

</migration>

Paste this script into notepad and save as PST.xml. Now, the main idea behind this script is that it should be saved in System 32 folder before running Task sequence. Create a script that will copy the PST.XML file in %System 32% folder of the system and add /i:pst.xml switch to scan state and load state.

This worked fine for me and we have upgraded our whole environment from XP to Windows 7.