

Mbox files are just text files, so you can search them, etc. Now transfer all the files back down to your PC using thunderbird (or whatever). Run thunderbird, or some other email client that supports IMAP, but has a standard local file format such as mbox. This will transfer all your messages to the host computer.Ĭlose outlook. You can create subfolders of that IMAP folder if you want to manage things. Drag all the files you want converted to the IMAP folder. Run outlook, connect to your email provider. Many ISP's now support IMAP as well as POP. IMAP is an email standard where the messages are stored on the host computer, not stored on your local PC. pst files is (roughly, from memory):įind an email provider that supports IMAP. For what it's worth, the "classic" way to deal with outlook.
