PST configuration files

When you export archives to PST files, a configuration file is automatically created for each PST file. This configuration file contains information that is needed if you intend to import the PST file contents back into Enterprise Vault, including the following:

At the bottom of the configuration file there is a section called [RETENTION_CATEGORY] that shows details of the retention category that applies to all the items in the corresponding PST file. The [RETENTION_CATEGORY] section is present only if they were exported with Split PST files by retention category selected in the Export Archive wizard. When you import, the wizard tries to match the existing retention categories to the ones in the PST configuration file. If the section is not present, there is no way to determine the original retention category of the items.