Mozilla Thunderbird is the most popular email client for sending and receiving messages. This application is free for installing and there is also an MBOX file that contains email messages, this type of data is stored in a concentrated format. Mozilla Thunderbird is the best and free source to open the MBOX file. But to open MBOX file in Outlook, you have to export data to PST file format. PST or personal storage table is a file of Microsoft Outlook which stores the data files, folders, and email, calendars, contacts, notes, task, attachment, etc.
Methods to Open Thunderbird mail in MS Outlook
We are going to discuss here how we can import Thunderbird MBOX to Outlook. To perform this task we provide you two methods 1. Manual and 2. Automated. We mention here both the process “configuration of Thunderbird with IMAP” and “Configuration of Outlook with IMAP”. When you select IMAP, it will synchronize the emails on the mail server. Your data will be safe in locally also.
Step1: Configuration of Gmail to Thunderbird With IMAP – For synchronization
Follow these steps to transfer emails from Thunderbird to Outlook:
1. We will use the IMAP option because it will synchronize the emails on the mail server. Now, follow these steps:
– Open your Gmail account.
– After this click on the gear icon, and go to the Gmail setting under the Gmail page.
– Choose options forwarding and POP/IMAP.
– Now, select the Enable IMAP option.
– Configure your IMAP account.
– Click on the save changes option.
2. Now, open your Thunderbird application, go to Tools >Account setting>Select Account action>Add mail account>. Then, fill all details and click on continue.
3. Enable the IMAP option & click on the manual configuration process.
4. Fill the required information in the outgoing and incoming section.
Incoming: imap.gmail.com,Port: 993 or 143
Outgoing: smtp.gmail.com, Port: 25 or 465
5. If you enter the correct information, then select the Re-test button. Then, the task will be completed. After this choose “create a new account” option.
6. You can check your Gmail account by Thunderbird.
7. Then, Thunderbird configures the Gmail profile.
Step2: Configuration of Gmail in Outlook with IMAP
To open Thunderbird mail in Outlook, you saw the configuration of Thunderbird with Gmail account. Now it’s time to set up the Outlook profile with Gmail configuration:
Step1: Go to the File menu, and press on Add account.
Step2: Now, you will see a dialog box on your screen. Click on “Manual setup or additional server types” option and press on Next.
Step3: After this, you have to go Internet Email option and press on Next.
Step4: Fill your information in the dialog box.
Step5: In Account type, select IMAP for an IMAP email account.
Step6: Now, for Incoming server, you have to type imap.gmail.com and for Outgoing server, smtp.gmail.com. Then go to the More Setting option.
Step7: Under the Outgoing server select the Outgoing server(SMTP).
Step8: Click on “Use Same Settings as My Incoming Mail Server” and enter port no 993/995 in incoming server port.
Step9: Further, select “This Server Requires an Encrypted Connection” for an IMAP mail account, and choose the encryption to SSL.
Step10: Next step, in outgoing server type 587/465 port number, set the encryption to TLS & Press on OK.
Step11: Select Test account setting for checking the account setting.
Step12: Now, you will read a message “your account settings are correct” Click on Next. Finally, your files are exported into Outlook.
Best Way to Import Thunderbird Mails into Outlook
Above we mentioned manual methods which is very time taking process, and users want a fast and easy solution. So, for best and reliable solution is Thunderbird to Outlook Converter. It helps to export selective Thunderbird mailbox and allows for users to migrate Thunderbird data files into PST Outlook in bulk. And not only single you can export multiple files at a time. This tool also maintains integrity and remain the same after and during the conversion. The best tool for conversion, convert the files without any data loss and also maintain SMTP header information (email addresses – Cc, Bcc, email subject, timestamps, etc).
4 Simple Steps to Carry Out Conversion:
- Start Thunderbird to Outlook Converter.
- Select the MBOX files that you want to open in Outlook.
- Preview the emails in the interface.
- Click PST and select the destination folder to save file.
- Select Export to start the importing Thunderbird files in PST for Outlook 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010.
Conclusion
There are lots of solutions to open Thunderbird Mail in Outlook, but users are searching for an automatic solution. In this blog we provided manual solution as well as automated Converter tool. Automated tool is the perfect, reliable and easy solution for all users to import Thunderbird data to Outlook without any data loss.
