Migrate MBOX to Outlook on Mac OS X - Import Mail Efficiently

Here. you will learn how to import / migrate MBOX to Outlook on Mac Operating system. The method provided in this blog is thoroughly tested with multiple

Outlook is an email application developed by Microsoft for both Windows and Mac. On Mac, it replaced the old Entourage email client in 2011 and became the mainstream desktop email client competing directly with Apple Mail and Thunderbird. With advanced security features, the trust of Microsoft and its compatibility with Office 365, more and more Mac users are switching to Outlook.

MBOX being the most common file format used by the majority of Mac email clients has given rise to queries specifically looking for "MBOX to Outlook on Mac email migration". Thus, we have decided to cover it in this blog.

Before moving to the solution, let us first get some important things out of our way. There are no official methods to import MBOX to Outlook on Mac OS. You can only do so by using a mediator email account and configuring it with both Outlook for Mac and your other MBOX email client. However, it will not work for orphan MBOX files. Since there are a lot fo risks involved in such a method, we will not take your important time by discussing such unconventional manual instructions. Hence, we will only discuss about the proven tool that has the trust of thousands of Mac users worldwide.

Mac MBOX Converter is a valuable tool that will help the user to easily migrate the Mac MBOX file to Outlook PST file format. The software has a large number of features that will help all the clients to get rid of every risk. We will provide a review of SysTools Mac MBOX Converter which will help you to see if this tool stands on your purchase list or not to convert MBOX to PST.

Perks of Mac MBOX Converter

• Convert MBOX to PST/ EML/ PDF/ HTML - As the user runs the software, they will get the chance to convert their email files to a different file format like EML/ PST/ HTML/ PDF etc.
• The user can Apply Email filters - The migration of data from MBOX to PST in Mac OS, the user can apply multiple filters based on the date range that will convert emails. The user even has the option to select the selective email from the mailbox without any file size limitation.
• Generate the Report of File - Once the process to import MBOX to Outlook on Mac starts user can see the current status report of conversion. As the whole process ends the tool will provide a report file which can be exported to any format like CSV or Excel for a future reference.
• Exports Selective Data items- In the whole process to start the migration if there is an option to select the particular file to be exported. By default, all the data item would be exported but the user even has the option to export selective data item.
• Retains the Message Property - After the whole process of migration of the mailbox items of MBOX would retain the properties of MBOX files.

These highlights of the product are the parameter of the tool selection. The utility tool comes in two versions:

1. Licensed Version

2. Freeware

After analyzing the inner edge of this software, now the main concern is the working of the Mac MBOX Converter software.

STEP1. Install the tool on your Mac machine.

STEP2. Add the file that needs to be converted to PST.

STEP3. Select the "PST" button and apply optional setting to maintain folder structure.

STEP4. Apply the advanced settings such as date filters and naming convention.

STEP5. Choose the destination path

STEP6. Press "Export" button

STEP7. When the process completes it give the confirmation pop-up

STEP8. The user can create the CSV report after the end of MBOX to PST conversion

The tool has successfully undergone numerous testing programs and has shown an excellent result by migrating MBOX to PST Outlook. The analysis report of this tool is shown that the utility will withstand to a different user. It's easy, user-friendly interface and step by step procedure help the user to understand the working of the tool as well.

Once the emails are converted to PST on Mac OS, please use the following instructions to open MBOX file in Outlook Mac:

• Run Outlook on Mac and open the profile.
• Click on the "File" menu bar and select "Import" from the list.
• Now, select "Outlook for Windows archive file (.pst)" and proceed.
• Browse the PST file converted earlier from the Mac system and click "Import" button.
• Once the import process completes, click "Finish" button.
• You will find the imported items in "On My Computer".

Assets Required

• 1. OS X 10.8 and all later versions
• 2. 2.4 GHz Processor in Mac
• 3. Max 2 GB is required but is compatible with 512 MB too
• 4. The tool will only take 60 MB of space

Merits

• 1. Generates a Status Report.
• 2. Provides Advanced Settings for all the integrated export formats
• 3. Export selective mailbox items with no size limitations
• 4. Cost Efficient

Demerits

• There are no big issue using this software. If the files are larger in size then Mac MBOX Converter may take some time to load away.

Last Words

The persona of Mac MBOX Converter tool is so lucrative that the client may not resist themselves away using this tool to import MBOX Mails to Outlook Mac. Microsoft has the chronological way of attracting client so this MBOX to PST converter work on the same concept. As a personal user of this tool, I will rate this 4 out of 5 and will advise all the other people to use this tool who want to migrate MBOX to Outlook on Mac OS X.