To migrate from an MBOX email client to Outlook, you will have to convert your MBOX file to a PST file. To do so, you have to follow this simple three parted method:
Save MBOX emails as EML files.
Drag and drop the EML files to Outlook.
Export emails to PST files.
To save emails to PST files, you can use the Export feature of Outlook.
Save MBOX Emails as EML Files
Most MBOX email clients will have a feature to save emails as EML files. We have shown the process for Thunderbird:
Open the MBOX email client. Right-click on a folder and click New Folder option.Open the MBOX email client
Enter a name and click Create Folder.Enter a name and click Create Folder
Select all the EML messages you want to migrate and move them to the newly created folder.
Select EML Messages to Migrate
Now all the emails are present in the folder.All the emails are present in the folder
Choose all the emails and select the Save as option. It will save the emails in EML format to any desired location.Save the emails in EML format
Export Emails to an External Folder
There is another method to export selected emails to an external folder – using an add-on. It can be used to export a large number of emails from multiple folders.
Open Mozilla Thunderbird and click the ‘Display the thunderbird’ icon with three horizontal lines.
Click Add-ons>>add-ons, then choose the Get Add-ons option.
Choose ImportExportTools add-ons and click ‘Add to Thunderbird’.
In the Software Installation wizard, click the Install option.
After adding the add-on successfully, you can restart Thunderbird.
After opening Thunderbird, you can choose any folder and right-click it. Click ImportExportTools NG>>Export all messages in the folder >>EML format.
Select a destination folder and save the EML file there.
Drag and Drop EML Files to Outlook
MS Outlook can access EML emails. This is how you can import EML emails to Outlook:
Open the folder where EML files are saved. Select all the emails and simply drag and drop them to any Outlook folder.Open the folder where EML files are saved
Export Emails to PST Files
To export the emails to a PST file, follow Fil > Open & Export > Import/Export.Export MBOX to PST File
In the Import/Export wizard, choose Export to a file and click Next.Import/Export Emails from MBOX to PST
Select Outlook Data File (.pst). Click Next.Select Outlook Data File
Go to the folder where EML files are saved and click Next.Go to the EML files folder and click Next
Input a location for the new PST file, choose the desired option, and click Finish to end the process.Choose the desired location
Note: You can also assign a password to the newly created PST file.
A new PST file is created at the desired location.
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Akshay
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