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How to convert mailboxes stored in MBOX files of various email clients to Outlook PST

 Modified on: June 18, 2020 |    24810 views

Stellar Converter for MBOX is a useful utility to help users in migrating to MS Outlook by converting the MBOX files of their email clients into equivalent PST files. With this utility, you can convert mailboxes of Eudora, PocoMail, AppleMail, Thunderbird, Spicebird, and Entourage email clients to easily importable Outlook PST files. The software is easy to use and converts MBOX to PST in few easy steps as below:

  


Steps to Convert MBOX to PST:

1. Launch Stellar Converter for MBOX software and from the main interface; choose the required email client for conversion.


2. If you know the location of the MBOX file, select the desired MBOX file from its location by clicking the Select File button. If the exact location of the required MBOX file is unknown, then click the Find File button to search all such files in a specified volume, folder, or sub-folder. You can also click the Select Identity button to convert all MBOX files inside the identity folder at-a-time.

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3. On clicking the Find File button, the software opens the Find File dialog box. Provide the file type and the desired volume to be scanned and click Start to list all MBOX, MBX, MacMBOX, and Apple Mail files found in the selected volume. Select the desired file and click the Convert button to start the conversion process.

4.  After a successful conversion, all converted mail items get listed as a tree structure in the left-hand side pane of the interface. You can select the mail folder from the right pane, click the mail item from the top right pane and see the preview.


5. Check-mark the required mail items from the left-hand side tree and click the Save Mails button on the toolbar to save them. Here, the software provides options to save the converted mail items as a new PST file or append to an existing PST file. Choose the option as per your requirement and specify the destination location for saving the PST file.

6. After successful completion of the saving operation, the software shows a dialog box with the message Selected file(s) saved successfully as in the below screen shot.

 

26 User Comments

The process is straightforward, however it isn't working for me. I get hung up at "saving mail" and the program crashes. I've tried several variations, all ending up with failure.

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Steve Mehring

I run the software and the operation ran well for the first two MBOX in my file directory and I was unable to recover the rest of my files.

christophe

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Christophe

Hi christophe,

The software neither recover corrupt MBOX files nor convert corrupt MBOX files. This software specially designed to convert MBOX file in to PST file format.

Thanks!!

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Amit Pandey

Program gets hung up on "saving mail" and crashes. I've checked the install as well as the hardware requirements - that is not where the problem is.

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Kevin Jones


Hi Kevin,

Sorry for the inconvenience!!

I'd recommend you to uninstall and reinstall the application back again. This might address the trouble you're facing and after then, allows you to save mail without crashing.

Let us know if the issue still persists!!

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Amit Pandey

I tried convert MBOX file to PST file but it hangs up!! the Windows stops working and responding everytime I want to convert to PST file. knowing that the file size I have is nearly 1 GB.

What is the issue? Why it happened like that.. Need solution ASAP

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Amer

Hi Amer.

Please remove the application and install it back again. The software is capable to convert files of 1 GB or more, so clearly it's not the problem.


However, post back again if the issue still persists.

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Amit Pandey

Hello Amit,
Will the program convert from google apps mbox file to outlook pst? I have tried several of the options. Also created mbox from my apple mail program with no luck. Thank you for any help!

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Ken Evans

Hi Ken,

The program won't support Google Apps MBOX files. You can find a list of all the 17 email clients that our program currently support, given on the URL below:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/email-tools/mbox-to-pst-converter.php

Thank you!!

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Amit Pandey

I get the following error....

Check!
Make sure PhoenixDll.dll is properley registered.

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Andrew Burt


Hi Andrew,

Which version of Microsoft office you are using - 32-Bit or 64-Bit?

Thanks!!

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Amit Pandey

The conversion from Netscape email works fine, I can view all the converted folders and email within the folders, select "Save" and it prompts for the save location, a file called "Outlook" is created and is 265k in size. When I go into Outlook 2007 and import the .PST file, nothing is being imported.

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Cal

Dear Cal,

The software is working fine as it is showing you all the converted folders and email within the folders. But as mentioned by you size of converted PST file is only 265 KB which is too small than the expected size of converted PST file. So, kindly initiate the whole conversion process again.

Also, make sure that MS Outlook application is not running at the time of conversion so that any kind of conflict can be avoided. Along with that, please save the converted file as the new PST file and afterwards import it into Outlook.

Please revert back if problem still persist.

Thanks

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Amit Pandey

I am trying to convert my old Netscape files to PST. It recognizes the data, but when I convert it, I get an outlook file that is just 256K in size. It looks like I have the same issue as your user "Cal" had. I am not running Outlook when I am doing it. Please advise. Thanks.

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MM

Hi MM,

Thanks for writing.

As our software supports conversion of Netscape file into PST, so there should be no problem in conversion. I would request you to please try to run the complete conversion process once again. If still you are facing any problem, you can send us your Netscape file, we will look into the matter and will do the needful for you.

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Amit Pandey

I am receiving the following error message when attempting to save the successfully converted dbx files:

Check!
Make sure PhoenixDll.dll is properly registered.

I have tried manually registering PhoenixDll.dll using regsvr32; it registers successfully but does not fix the problem.

I am running 64 bit windows with 64 bit office.

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Winston Wardle

Hi Winston Wardle,

Sorry for the inconvenience!!

Please let us know your Office version (i.e. Office 2010 or Office 2013 or Office 2016) as well Windows OS version.

Thanks

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Amit Pandey

I got that error cause i didnt have outlook installed

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Simon

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Stellar Support

We would like to inform you that Microsoft Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, and 2003 should be configured on the system where the Stellar software is installed. This is a minimum system requirement.

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Ankit

Hi,

In this case, MS Outlook needs to be installed and configured on the computer system.

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

The conversion works fine but won't save, giving error that "MS Outlook not properly installed". But I am already getting current emails on outlook so I know its properly installed. What do I do to get it to save?

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Steve Caldwell

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support

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We have sent you an email with all the details related to your query.

Please get back to us for any further query.


Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery.

Hi,

When converting my Eudora mailbox files, even in your preview page, a lot of them show all of the html tags rather than recognising it as the html content. If I then save and import into Outlook it shows the same. Although these emails do technically contain the original content (I can search them or example), they are completely unreadable in this format. I have paid for this software and it does not work correctly. Please tell me what I need to do.

Thanks

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Michael Gaut

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Stellar Data Recovery

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We have sent you an email with all the details related to your query.

Please get back to us for any further query.


Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery.

Hi!
The conversion works fine but won't save, giving error that "MS Outlook not properly installed". But I am already getting current emails on outlook so I know its properly installed. What do I do to get it to save?
Thanks!

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Stefan

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Stellar Support

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We have sent you an email with all the details related to your query.

Please get back to us for any further query.


Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery.

 

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