Summary: In this blog post, we have explained how to view MBOX files in Windows Outlook. We’ve provided two methods to view and open MBOX file in Outlook. A direct and simple solution to open MBOX file in Outlook is by using an MBOX to PST converter tool.
MBOX file format is used by many leading email clients, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Opera Mail, etc. to store the mailbox data. If you want to view MBOX files in Windows Outlook, you can’t do it directly as Windows MS Outlook doesn’t support MBOX format. In this post, we’ve mentioned the ways to view MBOX in Outlook.
There are two ways to view MBOX file in Windows Outlook.
You need to first import the MBOX file into an MBOX-based application, such as Mozilla Thunderbird and then create a dummy Gmail account to transfer the MBOX data to Windows Outlook. Follow these steps:
You can use a third-party MBOX to PST converter tool, such as Stellar Converter for MBOX to convert the MBOX files into PST. It is also the best MBOX viewer and converter tool to convert MBOX files of popular email clients, such as Apple Mail, Opera Mail, etc.
Following are some best features of Stellar Converter for MBOX:
Follow these steps to convert MBOX to PST with Stellar Converter for MBOX:
Conclusion
You can’t directly open or view an MBOX file in Windows Outlook because Outlook doesn’t support MBOX files. Though you can manually transfer the emails from MBOX file to Outlook via Gmail account, it is time-consuming and requires technical proficiency. If you are migrating from an MBOX-based email client to Outlook, then you need to convert the MBOX file to PST. You can use a reliable MBOX to PST converter software for this task.
Abhinav Sethi is a Senior Writer at Stellar. He writes articles, blog posts, knowledge-bases, case studies, etc. for different technologies. He also has a keen interest in digital forensics and helps forward-thinking companies fight different threats with apt solutions.
