To switch from Apple Mail to Outlook, firstly you need to transfer all Apple Mail based MBOX files to Outlook PST file and for this, you need a Mac Mail to Outlook converter. MailsSoftware MBOX to PST converter is the best software to make your conversion process easy and 100 % secure. This software is so easy to use and its interface is responsive and user-friendly. You don't need any high IT knowledge to use this software.
As MAC and Windows, both are different Operating Systems that is why the manual method to export email from Apple Mail to Outlook is lengthy and hard. Also, the chances of losing data in the Manual process are very high.
Here is the complete process to migrate Mac Mail to Outlook using the MailsSoftware MBOX to PST converter, follow these simple methods step by step and you will export Apple Mail easily with it full integrity and hierarchy.
Note: Before starting the conversion process, copy your Apple mail .mbox mailbox from Mac PC and save in Windows machine.
First download the software by clicking on "Download Now" button.The default location of MBOX file in MAC PC is- User/library/mail/account
Now you can easily import this PST file to Outlook, Click here to know the process of importing PST to Outlook.
Apple Mail is the default mail client of the MAC operating system, which was originally developed by NeXt (apple acquired company) as NeXt Mail. The various email accounts can be configured in Apple Mail client (like Google Mail, Yahoo Mail, Hot Mail, I-Cloud, etc) using SMTP, POP, and IMAP protocols.
Because of its features and benefits, Mac Mail is very popular among many MAC users. But as we know Outlook is some easy to use, that is why many Apple users look to convert MAC mail to Outlook.
File Format of Apple Mail
Apple Mail uses .mbox extension format to store email data in the local system of the user. It means every folder (Inbox, Draft, send) in Apple Mailbox has .mbox extension behind it. And inside these folders, there is an MBOX file, all your emails and attachments are stored in this MBOX file.
The Data of a single email message inside MBOX file in stores in .emlx format. So in the layman language data of single email message is stored in EMLX format and a combination of all these .emlx extensions is called the MBOX file.
Location of Apple Mail file in Users System.
Location of the .mbox file in Apple user system - Users/username/Library/Mail
Location of .emlx file - user/library/mail/account/inbox.mbox/messages/
The Manual Procedure to Export MAC Mail to Outlook for Windows is laborious and not to secure. The simple reason for the Apple Mail to Outlook conversion is an Apple Mail and Outlook both are different OS, so there is no direct method to migrate Apple Mail to Outlook.
To perform the transfer process you just need a third-party email client (like Eudora Mail). So before starting the procedure, please download the Eudora mail (Open source) desktop-based email client.
Note:Manually Mac Mail to Outlook PST Conversion by using Eudora Mail client is possible with Outlook 2007 and its below versions.
This conversion process is divided into two parts
» Transfer the Apple-based MBOX file to Eudora.
» Move Emails from Eudora Mail to Outlook.
The 2nd step of the manual procedure to migrate Apple Mail to Outlook starts from here.
The manual process can do the job to convert Mac Mail to Outlook for you. But as you see, the manual process is lengthy and limited with Outlook 2007. The personcan perform this method easily and with the safety of data, who has good knowledge of Apple Mail, Eudora Mail and Outlook.
So I recommend you to use the MailsSoftware MBOX to PST Converter tool for apple MBOX to PST conversion,