Upstart ~ FAQ
This page features a set of frequently asked questions about Upstart. If you arrived at this page from outside our Web site you might like to go to the product’s home page to get an idea of what it’s all about.
Can I use Upstart with Outlook 2000?
No, Upstart necessarily requires Outlook 2003 or 2007.
Does Upstart eliminate duplicate items when merging PSTs?
Yes, Upstart will optionally de-dupe messages within folders.
Do I need Upstart if I have just a single ANSI PST to convert?
If you are converting a PST that was created using a different language version of Outlook or one that contains messages with foreign characters that were not properly decoded in the first place then, yes, Upstart will do a much better job. In other cases, no, you can convert a PST using Outlook. Just open it then use Outlook's export feature to create a Unicode PST.
How long will Upstart take to convert a 2GB ANSI PST?
It is impossible to give a general answer to this. Both the timings we see in our own tests and those reported by customers vary over a surprisingly wide range. Timing depends on a large number of factors including the speed of the PC, the size of messages, the size of folders and fragmentation. For a 2GB PST, it could be 20 minutes or it could be a few hours.
Will Upstart produce PSTs that can be used by Powershell’s ImportMailbox?
PSTs produced by Upstart may be acceptable to ImportMailbox but Upstart does not do anything to ensure this. We hope to add such a capability to Upstart soon.
If you have a question about Upstart that is not answered here, please email it to us. We will respond to you by email and add the question and answer to this FAQ if they promise to be of general interest.