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Manually Guide to Convert MBOX File to Outlook PST Format

If you are shifted from your current email program to Ms Outlook. And if your last email program created MBOX file to store data? Then you know to that Mbox is a file format that many email clients like Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and etc. Depending on your need to access the the emails stored in your emails If you using Ms  Outlook. Whatever you  may only be done this software, name as MBOX to PST converter. If you are shifted from your current email program to Ms Outlook. And if your last email program created MBOX file to store data. Then you  must know that MBOX is a file format that also includes many email clients such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and etc.

Follow the below process to Convert MBOX to PST Manually:

If you are using Thunderbird Email Client or any other email client that created MBOX file: 

  1. Launch your chosen mailbox client like, Thunderbird email.
  2. Go to the inbox folder
  3. Select the email that you want to open once.
  4. You have to select multiple emails by pressing SHIFT + Click.
  5. Right-click and select Save As.
  6. Now go to on your desired location, create a new folder, and save the selected emails in the folder.

To be executing in MS Outlook: 

  • Launch Microsoft Outlook.
  • Select Files >> Account Settings.
  • Select the Data Files tab
  • Click Add.
  • Select Outlook data file (.pst) option and then click Ok.
  • Go to a chosen location, create a new folder, give a name to the PST file you are creating, and
  • Click the OK button.
    Now in MS Outlook, select the newly created PST file.
  • Now, go to the location where you have created a folder.
  • Select all the emails saved there and drag them in the newly created PST file. Once all the email
  • Select all the emails saved there and drag them in the newly created PST file. Once all the emails are moved, the process is completed.
  • If you want, you can now move these emails from the newly created PST to the Inbox of an existing PST file.

Manual process which can easily convert MBOX file to PST format. It is a simple process, work only when you have both Thunderbird and Outlook installed on the same system. It works very efficiently when you want to move only some selected emails. But you cannot use this method for contacts, notes, etc. it demands an huge time as the entire procedure needs to be done manually.

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