Convert Mbox To Pst [upd] Online

No free script reliably converts MBOX to PST with attachments and folder structures. The format mismatch is too severe. Pay for a tool or pay in engineering hours debugging From_ line splits at 2 AM. Have a war story about a failed MBOX conversion? Share it in the comments – I’ve probably made the same mistake.

# Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian) sudo apt install readpst # contains mbox2pst variant pip install mbox-converter pypst convert mbox to pst

| Source | MBOX Origin | Pain Point | |--------|-------------|-------------| | Google Takeout (Gmail) | Takeout/Mail/*.mbox | Folder structure lost if you don't use the right tool | | Mozilla Thunderbird | ImapMail/... (no extension) | Each folder is an MBOX file | | Apple Mail (legacy) | ~/Library/Mail/V5/*.mbox | macOS Sierra and earlier | | Old Unix mail servers | /var/mail/username | Single flat file for all incoming mail | No free script reliably converts MBOX to PST

import mailbox from pypst import PSTMessage, PSTFile mbox = mailbox.mbox('inbox.mbox') pst = PSTFile('output.pst', 'My PST File') Have a war story about a failed MBOX conversion

# readpst actually converts PST to MBOX. For MBOX->PST, you need: # 1. Split MBOX into individual .eml files # 2. Use import to Outlook (not pure script) mb2md -s source.mbox -d output_maildir/ Then use Outlook's "Open & Export" -> Import from another program -> Outlook Data File.