Why and How to Migrate PST Mailbox Data into Thunderbird?

PST file format is used to store all emails, contacts, notes, journals, calendars in Outlook email client and Thunderbird client uses MBOX file format for the data storage.

When a user leaves one email client and moves to another one. There is a need arises to move the entire mailbox data from one client to another. The same case is here, when the user switches MS Outlook and move to Thunderbird client, he/she needs to convert PST file.

Reasons to move Outlook file to Thunderbird

Apart from a willing change or job switch issue, there are several reasons due to which a user wants to move from Outlook client into Thunderbird. Some are given below –

• Thunderbird is a free and open source client where you can simply add various extensions and add-ons.
• With MBOX file format, a user can easily import the file into several email clients.
• Thunderbird client works with several platforms whereas PST file works with Windows OS.
• Thunderbird is a light-weight and easy to use application with powerful themes.

How to transfer Outlook data to Thunderbird?

There are basically two effective ways to move PST database into Thunderbird format.

• Manual technique
• Professional technique

Manually, it might be quite difficult for the non-technical users to move the data from Outlook into Thunderbird because of complexity involved in the manual process and moreover, one step miss means the entire conversion comes to end.

Due to these issues, the professional technique PST to MBOX Converter is highly in demand among the users that assures them no data loss during the conversion process. Moreover, the software has several advanced functionalities that will make the process smooth and easier for the users. Let’s have a look at a few quality features of the utility.

• Simple to handle with a single interface for conversion
• Flawlessly migrate any size PST file
• Works comfortably with any version of MS Outlook
• Maintains data integrity during migration
• Error-free and timely results are rendered by the utility
• Technically tested application to provide accuracy in results without data loss

Working of the software

The application has only finger-count steps to move the entire PST mailbox into Thunderbird format –

Load PST file

Once you download and install the software, it will ask you to load PST file.

Choice of Output option

Choose output options – single Thunderbird file or multiple Thunderbird files.

Selection of output location

Provide a location to save the resultant files.