Are you having need to solve how to import MBOX email to Outlook query? Then you are at exact platform. This article is created to solve your entire problem regarding how to import MBOX email to Outlook PST. Here, you can get a manual and an alternative solution to import MBOX email to Outlook PST.
How to Import MBOX Email to Outlook Manually
MBOX is a mailbox file format while Outlook support PST extension to store all data, both file extensions are absolutely different from each other. Outlook also don’t have import or export option for saving MBOX file in Outlook. Therefore, any direct or default migration method is not available. But a manual migration trick is available which can import MBOX email to Outlook. So, if you need to know the MBOX migration to Outlook manually then follow the given steps –
- Firstly, Save your MBOX files from your mail client on your local system. (Because some MBOX supported mail apps don’t have direct option to provide MBOX file such as Gmail & Mac Mail so firstly backup your MBOX file from supported mail app.)
- Then Install & configure Thunderbird mail app in your system.
- After that, add ImportExport Tools add-ons in it.
- Now re-launch Mozilla Thunderbird on your desktop screen.
- Then go to Tools menu and ImportExport Tools option.
- Choose Import MBOX file function and browse your MBOX file from source location.
- Choose your saved MBOX file and import them in Thunderbird.
- After that check all mails in Thunderbird and select them (which you want to save in Outlook.)
- Drag all selected mail & drop at any location on your system. These all EML files are saved in EML file format.
- Now open your MS Outlook and create a new folder with any name.
- Again select all dropped mails and drag & drop in to the newly created folder of Outlook.
- All EML files will be shown in list.
Limitations of the Manual Method
- The manual method is not a safe process. It may risky for loosing database.
- You can show your mails in a list, you cannot view your MBOX email in Outlook after the process.
- Sometimes, it doesn’t work properly and may lose your database or miss information.
- It is lengthy and may waste your time.
- If you have technical skills then you will follow the manual process easily otherwise you will face you some difficulties.
- It can save few MBOX email to Outlook, not useful for large database.
How to Save MBOX File to PST with Alternative Process
If you don’t want to go with the above explained method then you can go with BitVare’s MBOX to PST Converter that has all beneficial functions to import MBOX file to Outlook directly. It can save all MBOX files to Outlook PST without missing any database. It provides your all advanced & perfect features to import MBOX file to Outlook in PST file format. It is simple to use so anyone can simply handle it without any issue. You can save your all MBOX files in Outlook at a time and save your time from one by one processing. It provides multiple preview options – Hex View, Content, Raw messages, message header, to view your mails properly.
Sometimes, users have requirement to get their attachments, phone numbers then you can also save your attachments separately from mails. It provides advanced search option which help to find mails. It provides multiple filters to make your migration very simple.
Download the advanced MBOX Converter and import 10 emails from each selected MBOX file into PST Outlook at free of cost. So you can also get a chance to know how to save MBOX file to PST at free of cost. If you in confusion then try both solutions at free of cost and know how to export MBOX files to PST Outlook.
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