- Extension
- .ost
- .msg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Email
- Email
- Developer
- Microsft
- Microsoft
- Description
- n OST file is a data file created by Microsoft Outlook (2005 or later), an email client and personal information manager. It is used to store a copy of mailbox information from an Office 365, Exchange, or Outlook.com account. OST files may contain email messages, contacts, tasks, calendar data, and other account information.
- An MSG file is an email message, contact, appointment, or task created or saved within Microsoft Outlook. It may contain one or more email fields, which includes the date, sender, recipient, subject, and message body, or contact information, appointment details, and one or more task descriptions. MSG files are also compatible with other programs that use Microsoft's Messaging Applications Programming Interface (MAPI).
- MIME Type
- application/x-ms-offline-storage
- application/vnd.ms-outlook
