Need of Thunderbird to MS Outlook conversion and What is the process to convert Thunderbird to Outlook?

Thunderbird and Outlook are the most popularly used email clients. But people are moving from Thunderbird to Outlook. Here, I will discuss why people are shifting from Thunderbird to MS outlook, the need to convert Mozilla Thunderbird to Microsoft Outlook and how can you do the conversion.  First, let me discuss a little bit about Thunderbird and Outlook.

Thunderbird is a free open source email client developed by Mozilla Foundation. It can be used by anyone or by any organization as it does not require a license. It is used to manage emails.

The Outlook is an email client developed by Microsoft. It is paid and requires a license to use it. It is used to send and receive emails, create multiple accounts, manage calendar, contacts, tasks, notes, journals, etc.

Importance of MS Outlook over Thunderbird:

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How to migrate Thunderbird to Outlook?

Thunderbird creates a file named as MBOX. It is a mailbox data file that stores email files in plain text and its attachments in encoded format. MBS and MBX are the family formats of MBOX which is created in Opera Mail and Eudora respectively.

You need to convert MBOX to Outlook PST file using software or the third-party or the MBOX to PST Converter.

How to do thunderbird to Outlook migration using a software:

• Download MailsSoftware Thunderbird to Outlook Converter software. It is a Thunderbird to Outlook migration tool.
• Install and Run the software.
• Open it. Here, you will get the option of demo and Buy Now. You need to click on Register Demo.

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• Now, you need to add a file. You can add a file using two options- ~ Mozilla Thunderbird/Postbox ~ Add MBOX file (Browse folder)

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• You need to add a file clicking on the browse button or select Auto Load option to directly fetch Mozilla Thunderbird mailbox data. Then, click next.

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• The software loads the file and generates the preview of that file. Then, click on Export.

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• Now you need to select the MBOX file. Choose the Export option and PST conversion option. After that select the destination path where you want to export and save the data. Click on Export.

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• Then, the conversion process takes place.

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• After the completion of the process, you will get a message-"Messages saved successfully to a selected location inside the folder named MailsSoftware".

The MBOX files are exported and saved to PST format.

This software is a Thunderbird to Outlook free converter which exports emails from Thunderbird to Microsoft outlook. The Demo version allows you to transfer the first 20 emails of the MBOX file to PST. You need to require to buy the Full version of the software to export the entire emails.

Features of using Thunderbird to PST mail converter:

• Simple graphical user interface
• Supports MBOX, MBS and MBX file of all email clients (Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Eudora, Entourage, Postbox, Opera Mail, SeaMonkey, etc.)
• Exports to PST, EML, MSG, RTF, EMLX, HTML and MHTML.
• Adds single or multiple MBOX files (Mozilla Thunderbird Mailboxes).
• Compatible with all old or new versions of Windows.
• Import MBOX file in all old or new versions of Outlook.
• Provides the option of adding a file from Thunderbird.
• Provides the option of adding a file from Postbox email client.
• Provide the preview of each email.
• Exports each email with attachments.
• Advance search option.

Conclusion: In this post, I tried to discuss the importance of Outlook over Thunderbird and how can you convert Mozilla Thunderbird to Microsoft Outlook. Feel free to contact me anytime.