How to Export Mail from Thunderbird to Outlook Express
- Download mbx2eml and extract it to your Desktop.
- Create a new folrder in desktop with the name "mail"
- Open your Mozilla Thunderbird store folder in Windows Explorer.
- Open the Local Folders folder.
- Highlight all files named like folders in your Mozilla Thunderbird that have no extension.
- Exclude "msgFilterRules" and "Inbox.msf" as well as all other .msf files, for example.
- Copy or move the highlighted files to the "mail" folder on your Desktop.
- Open a Command Prompt window (via Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt).
- Type "cd ".
- Drag and drop the "mail" folder from your Desktop onto the Command Prompt window.
- Press Enter in the Command Prompt window.
- Type "mkdir out". Press Enter.
- Now type "..\mbx2eml * out". Press Enter.
- Open the "mail" folder from your Desktop.
- Open the "out" folder.
- From the sub-folders of "out", drag and drop the .eml files onto the desired folders inside Outlook Express.
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Interesting. I had never really thought about it, but definitely something I should consider.
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