First, how to convert the necessary emails one by one into eml files that can be opened and viewed in Outlook
Second, how to convert the entire mail to pst and open it in Outlook
You can use the mbox file by selecting one of the two methods. Of course, using a mail client that can open mbox files directly without conversion is also one way.
First conversion method, extract eml file from Thunderbird
So, let’s find out how to extract the eml file and use it as the first method. To extract the eml file, you need to open the mbox file. Among the mail clients, there is a program called Thunderbird among the programs used in unix and linux. 지메일 백업
This program called Thunderbird is freeware and is also provided for Windows, so you can try installing it on Windows as well.
Download address:
Thunderbird — Make your email easier.
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After accessing this site, download and install it. To install, just click Next a few times.
Installing Thunderbird on Windows
Installing Thunderbird on Windows
When you run Thunderbird first, you need to register an e-mail account. Wouldn’t it be easiest to register for Gmail? Just enter your name and e-mail address/password, and we’ll find the rest for you. JFactory
You can configure IMAP/POP3 settings. You can set it to IMAP. When you’re done, email setup is complete.
Now we need to add the mbox file to Thunderbird. The method is not that difficult.
If you click the hamburger menu in the upper right corner, several menus appear as shown in the image below.
Click on “Account Settings” from the menu here.
Thunderbird account setup
Thunderbird account setup
After entering the account settings, click “Personal Folder” as shown below, and then select “Local Directory” to designate the location where the mbox file received above is located. Then, you can read the mail of the mbox in your personal folder.
Change personal folder local directory
Change personal folder local directory
In my case, I see 30,000 emails backed up as shown below. In this state, you can search for the email you need and use it. If you prefer Outlook, you can export the necessary emails in eml format that can be viewed in Outlook.
Thunderbird showing mbox files
Thunderbird showing mbox files
After selecting the email, click “Save As”. After saving, if you go to the folder where you saved it, you can see the eml files. One eml file is created for each email.
The file name is the same as the email subject. If you open the file in Outlook, you can see the email. After saving only the necessary files like this, you can view them in Outlook.
This method seems to be useful when you want to view only specific emails using Outlook. If you have a lot of mail, this may not be a good method.
The second conversion method, convert using mbox to pst program
pst file is a data file supported by Outlook. If you convert the file downloaded above to a PST file, you can save all emails in Outlook and use them when needed.
If you google it, there are many programs that support mbox to pst. I will show you one of the programs that you can use for free. This program can be used as a plug-in for Outlook.