Wait for the program to process the data.īy default, all Thunderbird accounts and address books will be transferred to Outlook. If you are using Thunderbird Portable, click Open profile of Thunderbird Portable, select the folder where you installed Thunderbird Portable, and click Open. Wait for the program to process the data of the selected profile. Select the Thunderbird profile from which you want to transfer the data to Outlook, and click Open. Once the program starts, a dialog box Open Thunderbird Profile will appear. How to switch to using Outlook instead of Thunderbirdĭownload and install Export Tool for Mozilla Thunderbird software.Ĭlose Thunderbird and Outlook programs and launch Export Tool. You can export the data from all Thunderbird accounts to a single one PST file, or create separate PST files for each account. like a backup copy or for the files to be viewed in the Outlook program. You can use these files for transfering to a different computer, e.g. As an option, PST files can be attached to an Outlook profile. When you export Thunderbird data to the Outlook format, the emails and/or contacts stored in Thunderbird folders are converted to (one or several) PST files. What does it mean to 'export Thunderbird data to PST file(s)'? Once the migration process is completed, you can use Outlook instead of Thunderbird. Every Outlook account would be tied to a PST (for POP3) or OST (for IMAP) file that was created previously, which would contain messages and address books from that account. The created files would then be attached to the Outlook profile, and mail accounts would be created in Outlook, with the same settings the accounts had in Thunderbird. In this context, the terms switching or migrating to Outlook mean that all of the important data stored in the Thunderbird database would be converted to PST/OST files (a file format used in Outlook). Introduction What does it mean to 'migrate from Thunderbird to Outlook' or 'switch to using Outlook'? How to export Thunderbird data to PST file(s).

How to switch to using Outlook instead of Thunderbird.

How to convert Thunderbird messages and contacts to PST files and switch to using MS Outlook.

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