Technical Ways: Export Apple Mail (.mbox) to Outlook (.pst)

These days, email clients are so vital that OS like Windows & Mac come with them pre-installed.
With Windows, Microsoft Outlook is pre-installed, whereas Mac OS comes with the email program Mac Mail/Apple Mail.

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Because of the many tools set for scheduling meetings, sending and receiving messages, and other functions, Microsoft Outlook is often considered the greatest email software. Users often choose to utilize Microsoft Outlook for Windows to read their Apple mail. Users wish to switch to Outlook as their email client because of this. They must, however, export or convert their Apple Mail to an Outlook PST file for Outlook to read it.

We'll go over how to export Apple Mail to Outlook PST in this article.

Methods for Outlook to Export Apple Mail

Use this ways to export data from Apple Mail to Microsoft Outlook.

Method 1: Manually Move Apple Mail to MS Outlook

The data can be manually moved Apple Mail to Outlook. Users must install Outlook Express and Eudora to accomplish this. The steps are as follows:

• Go to File > Import Mailboxes after opening Apple Mail.
• After choosing Files in MBOX format, select Proceed > Done.
• Proceed to download and set up Eudora on your computer.
• Replace the ".MBOX" extension in files with ".mbx" (example: mailbox.mbox becomes mailbox.mbx).
• Transfer the renamed files to Eudora's local directory. (C: Documents and Settings Application Data\Qualcomm\Eudora is the default location.)
• Close the Eudora program.

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• Install Outlook Express now, then launch it.
• Go to Messages under File > Import. Select Eudora from the list of email programs, then click the Next button.
• Click OK > Next > Next > Finish after browsing to the mailbox.mbx file's stored location and selecting it.
• Proceed to import the files into Outlook account from Outlook Express.
• After opening Outlook, select a file & then click on the "Open" option to import it.
• Select Import Internet Mail & Addresses from the Import & Export wizard, then click Next.
• Select Windows Mail, Outlook Express 6.X, 5.X, or 4.X.
• After checking the Import Mail box, click Next.

Following these procedures, Outlook will receive all of the data from Apple Mail.

Challenges of the Above Method

The manual procedure stated above has several limitations when it comes to transferring mail data from Apple Mail to Outlook. Among them are:

• To complete the manual procedure, one needs technical skills.
• It's a lengthy & drawn-out procedure.
• Outlook Express & Eudora must be installed in order to complete the process.
• There is a possibility of errors because there are several processes, which might result in data loss.

Method 2: Install Software for MBOX Conversion

As you can see, there are a few pitfalls when transferring emails from Apple Mail to Outlook using the previous approach. To overcome these restrictions, users can use BLR Tools MBOX File Converter. Users can quickly import their Apple Mail MBOX file into Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, or Office 365 as a PST file with the help of this program.

The user-friendly interface of BLR Tools MBOX File Converter makes it simple & quick to convert MBOX files into PST files. All users need to do is choose the preferred client from the dropdown menu. Select the MBOX file, then click the convert button to "convert" MBOX to PST. All of it just takes a little time.

The steps below can be used to convert an Apple Mail MBOX file into an Outlook PST:

• Install BLR Tools MBOX File Converter on a Windows computer after getting it.

• Launch the program. Select Apple Mail to use as your email client.
• Choose the MBOX file that requires conversion.
• In the dialog box, click the Convert tab located at the bottom right.
• The process of scanning will begin. Depending on the size of the file, it can take some time.

• Once the scanning is complete, click on the objects to get a preview of them.
• After choosing the things you wish to convert, click the "Save Converted File" option found on the "Home" menu.
• When the "Save As" pop-up appears, select "New PST" to store your data.

• Click "OK" after the conversion is complete.

• Users can now use the Import & Export wizard in Outlook to import PST files.

Last Thoughts.

It might be time-consuming & laborious to manually switch between various email apps. A useful tool if you're switching from Apple Mail to Outlook is BLR Tools MBOX File Converter. This utility was made especially to convert MBOX files to PST files. It can convert MBOX files from Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, Gmail, Eudora, Gnu Mail, & many more programs to Apple Mail.