Best Approach to Import MBOX into Outlook


We all know that MBOX file format is mostly supported by all the major email clients. But Mozilla Thunderbird is the parent software of the MBOX format. In today’s life people use several email addresses for various purposes.


Thunderbird and Outlook are the leading email service providers in the world. However, Microsoft Outlook over shadow the Thunderbird application due to its advanced features and interface.


People want to access their MBOX files into Outlook that’s why they like to transfer their MBOX data to the Microsoft Outlook for better access to their emails. Here, I am going to explain the “Best Approach to Import MBOX into Outlook” by using manual as well as automated approach.


Manual Method to Migrate MBOX Files to Outlook Application


Manually, we can migrate MBOX emails by using Mozilla Thunderbird. The manual approach is a free and easy way to migrate MBOX files. You need to follow these steps to migrate the MBOX files:


  1. Download & install Mozilla Thunderbird application.

  2. Open the Thunderbird and configure your email account.

  3. Search and install ImportExportTools add-ons and restart the Thunderbird application.

  4. You can import MBOX files by this add-on feature.

  5. For this go to the Tools tab.

  6. Now, select ImportExport Tools.

  7. Next, choose the import MBOX file option.

  8. Import the MBOX files into your Thunderbird account by continuing this process.

  9. After that, open the MBOX file folder that appears on the Thunderbird tab and choose all the emails.

  10. Now, choose any of the MBOX email and right click on the message to save it by selecting the option Save selected messages then EML file format.

  11. Now, choose a folder to save all EML files with the Select Folder option.

  12. Then import EML files in the Outlook by using drag and drop feature in the Thunderbird application.

  13. Finally, close the application.


You can easily transfer your MBOX files to the Outlook application by using the above manual steps. This approach is best for small MBOX email migration. But it is difficult to migrate bulk MBOX files to Outlook manually. That’s why it is recommended to use a professional tool to transfer MBOX files to Outlook.


Best Approach to Import MBOX into Outlook


An automatic method to export MBOX files to Outlook is using the third party tool. The professional software has the ability to export MBOX files of any size in no time. Cigati MBOX Migration Tool is the one such third party tool that can export your MBOX files to multiple email clients, including Outlook. You have to follow these steps to import MBOX files to the Outlook:


  1. Download & install Cigati MBOX utility.

  2. Open the professional tool.

  3. Click on the Add Files option.

  4. Now, choose the MBOX files from your system that you want to export and hit the Open button.

  5. Next, hit the OK button, one message showing the file added successfully.

  6. Then, select the files from the preview section and hit the Export button.

  7. A new tab will open here. You can select a single PST file for all the selected MBOX files or you can choose a single PST file per MBOX file. Here you can use date range ad naming convention features.

  8. Use the Date Range feature to filter the emails by date.

  9. You can use the Naming Convention feature to better access your MBOX emails.

  10.  You can mark the boxes to maintain the folder hierarchy and ignore duplicate emails.

  11. Now, select Outlook from the export option to transfer your MBOX data to Outlook.

  12. Then, login to your Outlook account by entering email and password and hit the login button to start the migration process.

  13. Here you can wait for a minute till the software exports all your MBOX data.

  14. Now, hit OK on the message that shows files saved successfully.

  15. At the last close the application.


Conclusion


Here, in this blog, we discussed the “Best Approach to Import MBOX into Outlook” with the help of the manual and third party tool method. We tried to know manual procedures in steps manner. Also, we tried to understand the working of the professional tool to migrate MBOX files to the Outlook. You can easily convert MBOX to PST by using this tool. Thanks for reading this blog. I hope you find it useful.

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