In my previous company, I was using Mozilla Thunderbird as a primary program for sending or receiving emails or other emailing services and now my current company use Windows Live Mail. I have to switch all my emails with entire associated properties from Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail. I tried to use free conversion tools but got confused with these file formats like- MBOX, EML, PST, etc…
So, I didn't get successful conversion of emails from Thunderbird to Live Mail.
You should not be worried regarding such conversion, from this article you will get all your queries resolved!
MBOX, EML, PST are the file format extensions, used to save collection(s) of email messages to maintain off-line availability of the email data. These all three file formats are supported by many email applications.
MBOX file format used by Mozilla Thunderbird, Eudora Email, Apple Mail, Entourage, Sea Monkey, Mail Copa etc. An EML file format is used by various email programs (like Windows Live Mail, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, eM Client etc.) and services for downloading and/or saving email messages. Microsoft Outlook saves email messages in PST file format and all the files are located on the local computer.
It is good news for you that you can convert your emails from Thunderbird to Live Mail with free conversion tools and also through manual process.
Thunderbird to Live Mail converter tools help to extract emails stored by Mozilla Thunderbird into multiple separate EML files which can be imported then to Windows Live Mail or any other supported email client.
Free converter tools is available in easy steps which convert .mbox mailboxes into several eml files. Select the source .mbox mailboxes. Then locate to the empty directory at the hard drive to save eml files. The tool will done extracting and display you the entry processing log. Then after you will be able to use Windows Live Mail Wizard to move extracted eml files into Live Mail or just drag and drop them into Windows Live Mail.
If you are finding it difficult and confusing, then you can use manual process of Mozilla Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail Conversion.
Before starting the migration process, save the Thunderbird mailbox folder to the saved location.
2. Now install Import /Export Tools add-on and restart Mozilla thunderbird
3. Now Right-click on emails folder to export/import emails.
4. Choose Import/Export option.
5. Now choose any location to save files
6. Now open or reopen Windows Live Mail & go to 'File' menu and choose Import -> Messages -> Live Mail.
Now select the location where we saved the MBOX mails.
7. One by one we will select the folder to import mails, so choose
8. Then click 'Next' and select other folders, and complete the process.
9. If the emails had perfectly imported, then it will be appear in the Storage Folders -> Imported Folders section on the left.
10. Now select all emails from folder and drag-&-drop to any other folders (new created or inbox or draft, etc), and organize them accordingly.
I know while reading this article you have tried both the solution and still facing problem. And you found both the conversion process confusing, lengthy and time consuming.
So, try paid tools which give you the perfect conversion of emails from Mozilla Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail in simple and easy way. You also don't require any specific and technical training or knowledge to use the tool because it has too simple user interface to handle it.
You have also faced another problem after getting various results of paid tools. So, stop finding other utilities to convert Thunderbird files into Windows Live Mail and use PCVARE's Mozilla Thunderbird to Live Mail Converter Software. It immediately converts MBOX files into EML format with batch & multiple converting. It is able to migrate all the email parts of Thunderbird into Windows Live Mail with whole accuracy.
This Thunderbird to Live Mail Program is most admirable and voted tool that offers easiest way of migrating, converting, transferring of Mozilla Thunderbird files to Windows Live Mail. By using its Batch File Conversion option, you can save your time to convert your bulky data of Thunderbird to Windows Live Mail. It supports emails from all versions of Thunderbird and it is capable to convert them into Live Mail. Entire combined attributes with Thunderbird emails along with their storage style and attached items are preserved by this conversion tool that is able to convert with saving all these details on whole Windows platform.
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