Import Apple Mail to Outlook in Windows – The Manual and Instant Method Guide

Being in a corporate world, we have a widened choices of emails client to communicate within an organization. Moreover, Some email clients are OS dependent application which makes email migration a bit difficult like Apple Mail(default file .mbox & .mbx). “For example; in a company, the default emailing platform is Apple Mail on a MAC OS, where an employee needs some emails to work on his home Windows Outlook client. He is out of methods to get his office apple mail emails into Outlook and he wants the same data to work on without any loss.” Considering the above situation, where a user wants to import Apple Mail to Outlook for windows OS without losing any existing mailbox data. To make things easier, here we are going to talk about the manual plus the instant methods to export emails from Apple Mail to Outlook.

Additionally, a survey shows that many Apple Mail users are switching their email messages into Outlook (MAC or Windows) to avail the benefits of Outlook in case of Windows, they think about migrating to emails from MAC to Windows Operating system or need access emails on both the platforms to be more productive.

What are the methods to import Apple Mail to Outlook?

When you will proceed with the Apple Mail to Outlook conversion process, you will learn that there is no direct method to Import Apple Mail MBOX to Outlook in Windows. As we know that Apple Mail stores all the data items in MBOX format. Also, Outlook doesn’t support direct integration of MBOX formatted emails in its application as it stores as PST format. Well, you can opt for either of the three methods mentioned below:

1. Synchronize Apple Mail via IMAP
2. Export Emails from Apple Mail to Outlook
3. Use MBOX to PST Converter

Synchronize Apple Mail

Apples Mail built-in mail client uses the IMAP storage format, which keeps the copy of your email messages on both the server and your system(MAC OS). If you are already having an iCloud account then you can sign into a supported email client on Windows 10 such as Microsoft Outlook 2016 or other emails clients like Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird and etc.

For Example:  if your emails address is xyz123@icloud.com, simply set new account on Microsoft Outlook email client on Windows 10 using your icloud.com credentials.

Don’t forget to Read:  Manual Method to Convert MBOX to PST

Export emails from Apple Mail to Outlook

1st Part– Start Apple Mail on your System on the file menu, click on export Mailboxes.

Select the format or program which you want to export the data >> Continue. And save the file on a particular location.

2nd Part– Now, append the MBOX file extension into .mbx as “inbox.mbox” into “inbox.mbx”. Now move the renamed file in Eudora directory. For Example; C:Documents and Settings<user>AppData\Qualcomm\Eudora.

3th Part– Finally to import the Outlook Express files into Outlook as Outlook does not provide the option to import Apple Mail emails to Outlook. Follow the steps.

1. On Filemenu > Click Import > Import and Export Wizard.
2. Now, select Import Internet Mail and Addresses and Click Next to continue the process.     

   

3. Select the option Eudora and check the options Import Mail and Address book. Click Next. 

   

4. Now, Choose any of the three option shown in the image below.

   

5. Select MBOX file from saved location.

Import Apple Mail to Outlook by using Third Party Tool

Although the methods can export and convert Apple Mail MBOX to PST Outlook yet not all adapt to proceed with it as a single mistake can lead to a loss of important data contents or data integrity. Here is a reliable and secure software SysInfoTools Apple Mail to Outlook Converter  would serve the purpose.

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It offers an easy-to-understand interface that any technical or naive user can employ to import Apple Mail to Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010 in Windows. This is a software on which you can rely upon. Moreover, it has no limitation set on the MBOX file size to implement the MBOX to PST conversion process, and the user has the option to add the converted file as PST into Microsoft Outlook for convenience of the user.

Final Words

After you have gone through the conversion steps, you must be now aware about why we mostly recommend to use third party tool Apple Mail to Outlook Converter to convert/export emails from Apple Mail to Outlook in Windows 10/8/7. It gives you an trouble free environment to get an instant transfer of MBOX emails. Plus, free demo version is offered for better understanding the software with conversion facility but to save the converted files you need to get the paid version of the software.

I hope this was helpful!!