{"id":450,"date":"2018-11-14T18:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2018-11-15T18:33:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T18:33:50","slug":"how-to-export-or-move-emails-from-thunderbird-to-ms-outlook-office-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/how-to-export-or-move-emails-from-thunderbird-to-ms-outlook-office-365\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export or Move Emails from Thunderbird to MS Outlook \/ Office 365"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a variety of emailing platforms and every organization uses one that suits its purpose, is easy to manage and is within budget. However, with time, organizations may face the need for a better platform. Let us consider an example. Thunderbird is a free open source emailing platform that is ideal for small businesses or personal emailing purposes.<\/p>\n

But with growth, a company using Thunderbird might want to switch to a more sophisticated platform like MS Outlook. To perform the said switch, an organization needs to incorporate one of the many email migration techniques.<\/p>\n

Now, when we talk about email migration, it is a rather tedious task that requires meticulous planning and a good amount of investment. Additionally, with the l<\/i><\/b>arge number of mailboxes<\/i> that need to be moved, there might often be chances of errors resulting in data loss. Thus, an organization must ensure that it performs the migration in the safest, most accurate way possible and within minimum time.<\/p>\n

This article takes our discussion forward by covering a few techniques to perform Thunderbird to Outlook \/ Office 365<\/i> migration safely and precisely.<\/p>\n

About Exporting Thunderbird to Outlook \/ Office 365<\/b><\/h3>\n

When email is exported from one platform to another, what basically happens is the conversion of mailbox contents within one type of database file into another type of database file. To successfully migrate email two phases of operations are required: an export from the source email platform, and an import into the destination email platform.<\/p>\n

In the case of Thunderbird to Office 365 \/ Outlook, this involves the conversion of MBOX file to PST<\/a> format. Thunderbird stores all contents within MBOX files and generates an individual file for each mailbox folder. Whether you need to migrate Thunderbird to different Outlook versions (2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 & 2003), the conversion process stays the same. The MBOX files storing Thunderbird mailbox folders and converted into PST format files that can be directly imported into Outlook \/ Office 365.<\/p>\n

Methods to convert MBOX files into PST format<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here are the most widely used methods to perform Thunderbird to Outlook as follows:<\/p>\n

1. Using IMAP<\/b><\/p>\n

Internet Message Access Protocol or IMAP is an Internet standard protocol that allows 2-way synchronization between the email client you use and another online email account. It is designed to access the same account from multiple email clients. Thus using this protocol to perform this conversion is a good idea.<\/p>\n

Here are the steps to do this:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Use IMAP server to configure your Gmail account in Thunderbird<\/li>\n
  2. Create a new folder in Gmail and move the messages to be exported to it<\/li>\n
  3. Now you can see all messages to be exported in your Gmail account<\/li>\n
  4. Configure the same Gmail account in MS Outlook by using POP or IMAP server and download all emails there<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note:\u00a0<\/b>This method can be used to export a few emails only.<\/p>\n

    2. Using Drag-and-Drop method<\/b><\/p>\n

    This method performs the export in two phases: one \u2013 export Thunderbird messages to EML files, two \u2013 import EML files into Outlook.
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    (a) Export Thunderbird messages to EML<\/b><\/p>\n