Converting PST to MBOX manually without Thunderbird client

Microsoft Outlook is the popular email client for Windows and Mac users. Outlook uses PST file format to store the emails, notes, journals, and other important items. Similarly, MBOX file a versatile format that is used by a number of email clients for storing email messages and other information.

If you are considering to switch to Thunderbird email client from Outlook, you need to perform PST to MBOX Conversion to access your Outlook mailbox in Thunderbird otherwise you won’t be able to view or access it. Before discussing the solution to convert PST file to MBOX. Know a little bit about PST and MBOX formats.

What is PST file?

PST file is a common file format supported by Microsoft Outlook. It carries all emails, contacts, calendars, journals, tasks and other data.

What is MBOX file?

MBOX is one of the popular file formats supported by a number of email clients such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Eudora etc. It allows users to save email messages in a perfect manner.

Reasons behind PST to MBOX Conversion

• MBOX file format is supported by a number of email clients such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Entourage, PocoMail, SpiceBird, and many others.
• MBOX file format is supported in various operating systems like Windows, Mac, Linux etc.
• When a user wants to switch from Outlook to Thunderbird, PST to MBOX conversion become necessary to access old mailbox data.

How to export Outlook emails into MBOX?

There are varied solutions available for conversion of PST files into MBOX format but all are not so reliable and accurate. One of the solutions among them is a manual method and other solution is a third-party solution. Manual method doesn’t suit all the users and in all situations. Moreover, it seems to be too lengthy and complicated that is not easily followed by the non-technical users because of technicality in the steps.