CONVERSION OF PC MICROSOFT OUTLOOK PST FILES INTO MBOX?

allow me to ask a couple of questions......for I have been able to work around this in the past.

first of all is this a new pst file that has just been created for the transition to the mac ?

Are you concerned about contacts ?

Are you concerned about emails ?

Also the email account that you are using or receiving emails into is it pop, imap or http ?

Do you leave copies of the emails on the server ?

Google search: convert outlook .pst for apple mail

good.

I used ths approach once - I created a google account (imap format). I then introduced the gmail account into my outlook. I then migrated an email from my pop account into gmail. I then closed outlook. I then went to the mac side added the gmail account to mail and physically moved the email into mail folders. I am attempting to repeat the process right now.

still working.

I made certain that the gmail account was imap......

I moved my received email folders (pop3) to gmails inbox

Eg: filepop moved to gmail:inbox:filepop

structure looked like this gmail:inbox:with a subfolder called filepop

I then added the gmail account to mail on the mac

saw gmail:inbox:with a subfolder called filepop

moved the folder to the cloud and on my mac

* the only thing i noted is duplicates were deleted by gmail

test it out - i had no problems - but you want to look for your unique needs

ps found it easier then alot of other options, thunderbird and conversion software

Another option is to install Mozilla Thunderbird on the PC. Importing Outlook mail into Thunderbird.

Installing Mozilla Thunderbird on the Mac

Copy the folder Thunderbird uses for storing mail over to the Mac.

Importing Thunderbird mail into Apple Mail.

Yes I did it successfully a couple of times.

I also used PST converter Pro but it's not free.

yes, i repeated the process this morning and everything was good. Ive used this process in the past to keep everything organized - its almost seemless and keeps everything in order (folder wise) for migration

On outlook, I keep my documents by category and year

Eg: Soccer Folder 13

Baseball Folder 13

Baseball Folder 12

I have also migrated the send folder, inbox as well but naturally i make certain they are folder moves.

So basically, create or use your gmail account, check its settings...make certain that it is a IMAP only account via the internet interface - gmail:settings (it wont work if gmail is pop3)

Then add the account to outlook, making certain it shows up as a imap not a pop3

Once gmail was created/updated, confirmed as Imap and added to outlook

I copied the folder placing it into the gmail inbox (it gets created as a sub-folder to inbox as you would expect)

leaving the original folders where they resided (backup)

I then checked the folder to confirm there existance on gmail as sub-folders on outlook (there where i noted that duplicate emails were dropped).....eg: using a rss reader or something similar I forward copies of information multiple times - duplication. once I confirmed the data integrity

Then it was just adding gmail to mac mail copying the folder over to where I desired

on my mac or in the cloud or both,

I have used this both ways mac to pc and pc to mac (in the past) and I have only retested the pc outlook to mac mail this morning

the only key issue you may encounter is email accounts (sends/receives)

Eg lets say I have a Yahoo.com or a Live.com email account on the outlook side and you are migrating all to Icloud.com or me.com only

(meaning no yahoo or live mail account set up in mac mail - you may not have that old account link to resend the email through that service)

I am exactly in the same position as you are 13MEH, and have no direction to go in for.Please share if you get the answer. Thanks

shaen,

basically, I backed up my outlook completely - creating a pst on windows or a back up on mac

I created a google mail account in imap format....

I then introduced that gmail account into my outlook client

I moved several emails from my original email account (lets say yahoo or msn) to my gmail email

account folders - let say inbox on the gmail side and exited the outlook client.

I then introduced my gmail email account into my mac mail client

I retrieved the messages I had moved into gmail on the mac mail client side (send/receive)

I the placed them into a mac mail folder - which is in essense mbox format

Upon completion of this control test.....

I then repeated the process with folders on my outlook client, which worked sucessfully as well.

upon making certain all was good, I deleted the gmail account (intermediary point of transfer)

and basically stopped using office all together and just used mac mail,

I am new in mac and I love it, but I am missing the email thing. Sorry guys, I am not clear what road I have to take. My concern is "mails and attachments", I need all my attachmets exact as I have, and I want to find an easy way to convert PST files in to a apple mail. I do not want to go and pay all this sites that advertise, some as you mention and no one tells about attachments. Is there any easy way to do that?

I already purchase the outlook for mac and import the PST files in to was a piece of crap as usual for all Microsoft, they only import mails without attachments.

I need a clear path to follow. I need ASAP.

Thanks.

Hi,

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