How do I open MBOX file in Thunderbird email client?
Opening MBOX files in Mozilla Thunderbird is a big issue for users. If you want to open MBOX files in Thunderbird email client and wondering how to do it without compromising with your mailbox items then we will guide you on how you can open MBOX files in Mozilla Thunderbird email client.
Before we move ahead to the topic and open MBOX files to Thunderbird profile. Let us know about MBOX files, Thunderbird, and where these files are generally located on your system.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is an open-source free emailing program that integrates multiple mailboxes with SMTP or POP protocols. Thunderbird stores emails and other items in mailbox format known as MBOX.
MBOX is a widely known file format that is supported by several email clients like Mac Mail, Opera Mail, Entourage, The Bat, Pocomail, etc.
When users have MBOX files exported from other email clients and they are using Thunderbird then they need to open MBOX files into Thunderbird email client which we will discuss in the next section of this post.
View MBOX files in Mozilla Thunderbird
Using ImportExportTools in Thunderbird, one can open MBOX data items in Mozilla Thunderbird. It is a free add-on to read MBOX files in Thunderbird.
Below are the steps to view MBOX files in Thunderbird with ImportExportTool –
- Open Thunderbird, select Tools, and choose ImportExportTool
- Select Import MBOX file
- Select the options as per your needs and click OK
- Select the desired MBOX file to open in Thunderbird. This will open MBOX files into Thunderbird email client in a few seconds.