Thunderbird users can encounter errors that can lead to data loss or corruption at any time. Therefore, users want to import Thunderbird mail into Outlook. In PST format, Microsoft Outlook stores all its information. It still offers some advanced features that the Thunderbird mail does not include.
Do you need to import email from Thunderbird to Outlook?
While Thunderbird is a great email client, Mozilla Corporation has been stopping development since 2012. Now only maintenance and security updates are released by the company. Also, the user community must hire a development team to configure all the extra features that will be expensive for some users.Although Outlook is a broader, more versatile email client that offers more efficient solutions. Therefore, a number of users plan to export Thunderbird emails to Outlook. It is more flexible and does not need to be changed at the end of development. This is why users export emails from Thunderbird to Outlook mail.
Now continue to know the solutions to the migration process after knowing the reasons.
How can I manually import Thunderbird mail into Outlook 2010?
There are two manual ways to import Thunderbird mail into Outlook. Follow the steps below:Method 1: Start Mozilla Thunderbird email client in the beginning ==>> open the email with the folders to be transferred ==>> Choose the emails you want to transfer. (Click and hold the 'Ctrl' key to select emails in bulk and click on emails. And to select all emails in the folder, press the 'Ctrl + A' keys simultaneously.) Right-click one of the selected emails and select the "Save As" option from the menu. ==>> Choose a folder to save emails as an EML file and press 'Select folder' to export emails. Then start the MS Outlook from 2010. Press the 'New folder' of the main interface. "Entering the name in the" Name "box will give the new folder a name and click" OK. Click on the new folder on the left. Choose all Thunderbird emails to be exported. Drag these emails to the middle pane of Outlook 2010. Finally, all Thunderbird emails will be transferred to the new Outlook 2010 folder.
Method 2: There is no unique function for Mozilla Thunderbird to export emails to another email client. Even then, with their original sender and date information, this approach will help you recover all emails.
Follow the steps below:
- Start and run the Thunderbird in the beginning.
- Select emails from Thunderbird to export to Outlook. (Email number depends on attachments and internet speed).
- Then right click and choose the option 'Forward as attachments. You have selected a new email window to open with all attached messages.
- Now enter your Outlook email address and hit send.
- Login Outlook >> go to 'Receive and send' To access your Outlook screen, open the email you sent from the Thunderbird mail client and completely transfer it to active windows.
- Finally, drag all attached emails to your inbox folder from active windows.