Transferring Thunderbird messages to Outlook

flyer

I've just installed Office Enterprise having used Thunderbird as my e mail client for the last couple of years. I want to transfer all my e mails from Thunderbird to Outlook. I've done a google search and it looks VERY complicated. Is there an easy way?

flyer

......Anyone???

billywhizz

In theory, and I've not tried this, you *could* set up a gmail account and enable IMAP.

Set that up in Thunderbird and drop your emails and folders into the Gmail account.

Then Set the same Gmail account up in Outlook and drag the IMAP mails and folders into local folders.

Depending on how many and how big they are this could take time, this would be simplest if it works.

Or do this
http://www.broobles.com/imapsize/th2outlook.php

Which is a long process by the look of it!

flyer

I've got hundreds of messages to transfer.

I did see the second option, but I don't have OE

pastmybest

Hi Flyer

Did you ever sort this as I am looking at doing the same?

enigma52

can't you email them to yourself, to the other account

alanjuk

www.mailstore.com might be able to do it, not sure but it'll be worth a look

flyer

pastmybest wrote: »

Hi Flyer

Did you ever sort this as I am looking at doing the same?

Not yet!!!

flyer

enigma52 wrote: »

can't you email them to yourself, to the other account

The problem there is that they then become forwarded e mails so will all have the same sender. Bit difficult to sort!

davb

There is a tutorial here which uses freeware IMAPSize to convert Thunderbird mbox to eml and then import into Outlook Express. You can then transfer to Outlook.
Not tried it myself, but people are saying it works. I think you will have to go via Outlook Express first whatever you use, but even if you don't use it normally, it is a default program in Windows.

fwor

If you have problems with IMAPsize, the latest version of the Thunderbird ImportExportTools add-on will also save any mail folder in .eml format, which could again be imported to Outlook via OE.