How do I save Outlook MSG emails as EML files for Thunderbird?

todikicas8879

I need to move my old Outlook MSG emails into Thunderbird, so I want to save them as EML files. The main problem is that the emails should open properly in Thunderbird with the correct body, sender, date, and attachments. What is the right way to do this?

reginhardbohm

If you're moving from Outlook to Thunderbird and have a collection of MSG files, converting them to EML format is usually the easiest approach. I had to do this recently for a mailbox archive and converting each email manually would have taken forever.

I used TrustVare MSG to EML Converter, which made the process much simpler. What I liked was that it handled multiple MSG files at once and kept all the important email details intact.

A few things that stood out:

• Converts single as well as multiple MSG files in one go.
• Preserves attachments, sender information, recipients, subject lines, and email formatting.
• Lets you preview the selected MSG files before conversion.
• Works with MSG files created by different Outlook versions.
• No need to have Outlook installed on the system.
• Creates EML files that can be imported directly into Thunderbird.

The process was straightforward: add the MSG files, review them, choose EML as the output format, select a save location and start the conversion. Once completed, I imported the EML files into Thunderbird and all my emails appeared correctly with their original structure and attachments.