Outlook to Thunderbird email and contacts migration

Hi,

The easiest option might be to connect any Outlook (could be yours) to an IMAP server, and to the PST file.

Copy all the emails from the PST file to the IMAP account.

Then, connect to the IMAP account from Thunderbird, and let it sync all the emails to the client.

Finally, you can either move all those email to a local folder in Thunderbird if you want to.

Any IMAP email account would do - Gmail for example.

If there is a lot of email, it might take a while (especially if you are moving it to a remote server and back again over an internet connection), but most people have unlimited data these days, so it shouldn't matter - just set and let it run overnight or the weekend or whatever.

If the end-user is using an IMAP account already, then the above would be even easier - only one copy to do.


Alan.

Hi,

You can perform the migration process from Outlook to Thunderbird by using the manual method. Please check below references that will be helpful for you.

https://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/export-outlook-2016-2013-2010-mailbox-to-thunderbird/
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/export-outlook-thunderbird-50375.html

Hi,
If you are looking for a complete step by step guide to perform Outlook to Thunderbird migration then you can refer this blog. This blog has explained the entire conversion process in detail:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Outlook-Emails-to-3cd24d69

Anybody that referred to using Outlook and or Gmail didn't get any points. As per my question, neither program is available because I am working from a non functioning computer.
Jessica was the first person to point me to third party software but I found less expensive software Jessica (see below) . The software will, on the trial version, convert 16 emails so you can check and see if it works.
http://www.cubexsoft.com/pst-to-mbox/
Breti's link takes you to another program that is the same price as my link.
Danny FYI your link takes me to a site where the "Buy Now" link is broken
Shiv your program does not convert to MBOX.
Ajit your programs either wouldn't work or are very expensive.
Thanks all for your help

Just to let everybody know, don't purchase the CubeSoft program that I recommended. They will rip you off. You pay (I used Paypal) and then nothing. No link to download no ability to communicate with them etc.

Sorry I meant cubexsoft. Don't pay for it.

As I posted above, easiest way is to just use the client.

Purchasing software to do something you already have is a waste of money, and often dangerous - such software is often aimed at 'folks' (as they would like to see themselves) who don't know any better.

Alan.

Thanks Alan.

Good luck, and don't hesitate to post back (here, or a new question, which might get better visibility) if you need any further help.

Alan.