PST Email and Attachment Extractor

This script extracts emails and attachments from a PST file. The emails are saved in individual folders with their body, metadata, and attachments. Additionally, all attachments are saved in a separate global directory.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• pypff
• filetype

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pst-email-attachment-extractor.git
   cd pst-email-attachment-extractor

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install pypff filetype

Usage

1. Place your PST file in the project directory and rename it to file.pst or update the pst_file_path variable in the script to match your file name.

2. Run the script:

   python extract_emails_and_attachments.py

3. The extracted emails and attachments will be saved in the extracted_emails_and_attachments directory.

Script Details

The script performs the following tasks:

1. Opens the PST file and retrieves the root folder.
2. Processes each folder recursively to extract emails and their attachments.
3. Saves each email in a directory named after the email's subject.
4. Saves the email body in plain text, HTML, or RTF format.
5. Saves the email metadata (subject, sender, recipients) in a text file.
6. Saves attachments in both the email's directory and a global all_attachments directory.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss your ideas.