Overview of MBOX file

As almost everyone knows that MBOX files keep a collection of emails and their attachments. All messages in the mailbox are concatenated and stored in plain text. Also, one same thing is every email starts with ‘from’ in the header section. MBOX files mostly used by the Email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Netscape, Entourage etc. MBOX was developed by the Mozilla for implemented in Unix. After some time, the developer created a family of mbox files that store the same data structure in the Plain text & which name is mboxo, mboxrd, mboxcl, mboxcl2. Each MBOX’s family format was first used in different email clients, which are supported Unix platform. If you want to know more about .mbox file extension then go here: outlook tasks

Why is there a need to import mbox to Outlook

As we already discussed in above that MBOX extension store only emails but day by day every user needs more secure and advanced featured products like MS Outlook. MS Outlook is an application of Microsoft office which can store emails, calendars, tasks, meeting arrangements, etc. and most secure & reliable. MS Outlook keeps all data in .pst extension, so if you want to move MBOX to Outlook then you will need to convert MBOX to PST format and migrate MBOX file to Outlook. Some email clients provide manual methods but not fully secure and consume more time on them. Because of the direct import MBOX file to Outlook is impossible.

Here is a manual method one can follow-

Manual method

If you are using Eudora, Thunderbird, Apple mail then you can use this method.

1. Copy all .mbox file from the default location in Thunderbird, Apple mail etc.
2. Find your Eudora mailbox: - C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Qualcomm\Eudora\
3. Paste all MBOX file here and change the extension(.mbx) instead of .mbox (because .mbox and .mbx file structured are same and Outlook allows to import Eudora mailbox)
4. Open MS Outlook & click on the File tab. Select Import & Export option
5. Select "import internet files and address" then click next
6. Select Eudora then click next.
7. Browse your Eudora file location & Check on Replace duplicate with items imported then click finish button

Manual method has some issues and problems

1. It will take much time on copy & paste if files are so huge
2. Before importing .mbx file, first, create a backup because this manual technique may corrupt your file.
3. It’s not sure that your email formatting will be same as it was.
4. If the file is very huge you can try one by one according to the mailbox
5. Only basic fields will be transferred to Outlook.
6. It can happen that you can’t see the attachment and file preview after import .mbx file.

Now another simple way that we can use freehand tools for doing this conversion process form mbox to Outlook.

Export mbox file to Outlook pst using a 3^rd party tool

You can buy any freehand tool such as, you want. In my case, I am using MailsDaddy MBOX to PST converter to convert MBOX to PST format and I also suggested this tool.

• Open MailsDaddy MBOX to PST converter and Click on Add file
• A pop window will appear- Default .mbox file select, simply click on Next.
• For Thunderbird users, select Mozilla Thunderbird/Postbox and click on Auto load button then your file automatically load on software. (Specially designed for Thunderbird users), click Next.
• Appear multiple options for browsing your .mbox file & folder (if you choose .mbox file options)
• Click on OK button after add .mbox file. Here, you can see the preview of each email and their attachments. Click on the Export button for exporting all emails in one click
• In new window - Choose .pst (by default set). Select single pst or separate pst for all mbox files (in conversion option box). Browse your save location. Click on Export button

In few minutes, your .pst file will be ready to use in Outlook.

Now you can Import PST in MS Outlook

After converting the MBOX to PST format, you have completed 50% of the entire process. Now you have to import your PST file in MS Outlook for a full 100% task.

• Open MS Outlook. 
• Click on the file tab and select Import & Export option.
• Select Import from another program & file then clicks Next. 
• Choose Personal folder file (.pst) then next.
• Browse your .pst file, where you save at exporting time. Check on “Replace duplicated item with imported items” then next. 
• Select your file location and check include sub-folder then finish

In a few minutes, all files shall be imported in MS Outlook.

Advance features of using MailsDaddy mbox to pst converter

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Some of the advance features include the following. 

1. Autoload option for Thunderbird users. 
2. Multiple options for adding .mbox files. 
3. It allows to see the preview of each email and their attachment. 
4. You can save the emails and attachment on the spot in given formats. 
5. Convert in single pst or separate pst for all mbox files. 
6. The next feature is about the several options of import .mbox files such as MSG, HTML etc. 
7. Save the file in your desired location and the chance to export all emails in one click. 
8. Support in all window version like XP,7,8,8.1,10 (32bit & 64bit) and support in all MS Outlook version.

Conclusion

In this article, I showed you the entire process that how to convert mbox to pst and import emails in outlook. So, to wipe off all your doubts, make sure to follow by them and look into each step. If you have any query related this article then comment on below section & know more about Mailsdaddy tool you can visit here.

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