How to Extract Emails from a MBOX File?

MBOX file is used by various email clients such as Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Eudora, etc. In the MBOX file, all emails are stored together in a single file. Do you want to know the methods of Extract Emails from a MBOX File? If yes, then read this blog we discuss the manual and professional methods of extracting emails from MBOX files.

Why extract emails from MBOX files?

• Sometimes users want to save emails individually, so we have to extract emails from MBOX files.
• When we have to convert emails to an EML file because it is a standard file format to save email files for a long time.
• By extracting emails individually, users can easily share and forward emails.

Methods of Extracting MBOX files

1. Manual Methods
2. Professional Method

Manual Methods

Extracting emails from Thunderbird to EML format: You can extract emails from the MBOX file into the EML file by dragging and dropping each email file to a desired location on your system. It will save files as EML files.

Extracting emails in a PDF format: You can extract emails from a MBOX file in a PDF format.

1. Open the MBOX file in Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Now, select the email from the MBOX file that you want to extract.
3. Now, right-click on the email and choose the ‘Print’ option.
4. Now, from the Name field and choose the option ‘PDF’ from the drop-down list.  
5. Browse the location where you want to save your file and name the file.
6. Now click ‘OK’ and save the email file in PDF format.

Professional Method

Use eSoftTools MBOX Converter software, with which you can convert MBOX files into various file formats such as PDF, EML, EMLX, HTML, etc. In a few steps, you can convert MBOX to any file format in a very easy and effective way. In the preview pane, you can see all the emails in the MBOX file. You can check the emails that you want to convert. You can convert single and multiple MBOX files at a time.

This software provides the feature of email filtering, in which you get emails filtered by date. You can try a demo version of it, in which you can convert 25 files from each file/folder into another format. After trying the demo version, you can purchase the software online.

Also Read:- How to extract attachments from MBOX file? 

Conclusion

You can try a manual method to convert MBOX to extract emails, but they are a time-consuming method and non-technical people cannot use this method. In the professional method, you can use eSoftTools MBOX converter, which can easily convert an MBOX file to another format, and a non-technical person can use it easily.