Do you have an MBOX file and want to convert it to CSV format? If yes, then you have landed on the right page. In this blog, we have explained an automated method that helps to convert MBOX files to CSV format on Windows. You can manage email data from different email clients to comma-separated values files on your computer.
Overview
MBOX is a popular email file format that stores all emails in a concatenated way. It has become a popular file format supported by many email clients, webmail clients, and other email services. Even Google allows you to take a backup of its data in MBOX format.
CSV is another computer file, It stores email data in text format and is used for database purposes. It stores data in a line known as a record, and each value in a record is separated by a comma. It opens in software like Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and is supported by Microsoft Outlook.
With this article, you can easily convert a MBOX file that is supported by email clients like Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail to CSV.
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Reasons to convert MBOX to CSV
- CSV is a suitable file format to extract email metadata like sender, recipient, date, subject and other content for examination and analysis purposes.
- CSV file is compatible with all operating systems, including Android phones, making it accessible to a variety of devices like desktop computers, laptops and smartphones.
- Share your email data with your friends and office colleagues in a CSV format.
- Open and organise your email data in spreadsheets software like Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets that supports CSV files.
- Apply various tools such as filters, sorts, and create charts in spreadsheet software to visualise your email data.
eSoftTools MBOX to CSV Converter software
With eSoftTools MBOX to CSV converter software, you can easily convert MBOX files to CSV format. With a few clicks, you can convert MBOX files to other file formats like EML, EMLX, HTML, MSG, PST, and NSF. Moreover, with this tool, you can export MBOX files to cloud applications like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Outlook 365 and an IMAP server.
Key features
- Capable of loading single and multiple MBOX files at a time, and can auto-detect MBOX files from your system.Â
- Provides a preview of MBOX files and folders in the three-pane panel.Â
- Has a helpful feature, like email filtering, by which users can filter emails according to Date.Â
- Supports conversion of MBOX files to multiple file formats like PST, MSG, EML, EMLX, NSF, HTML, etc.
- No restriction on MBOX file size, can add MBOX files of any size.
Step-by-step approach to convert MBOX to HTML
- Download and install the esoftTools MBOX to CSVConverter software on your system.
- Open and click the ADD File/ Folder button of the software at the start-up screen.
- Choose from the three options to load MBOX files into the software
- Single MBOX file: You can add a single MBOX file to the software.
- Multiple MBOX files: You can load multiple MBOX files in the software.
- Â Auto-detect MBOX file: The software will automatically detect MBOX files inside your system and load them into the software.
- After loading MBOX files in the software, you can click the Next button.
- In the preview panel, you can view MBOX files/folders and select the MBOX files/folders to be migrated.
- Click on the Convert MBOX, and the conversion window will open.
- Choose the CSV conversion format from the available options
- Apply mail filtering, saving location and naming convention features according to your requirements.
At last, click on the Convert button and start the conversion process of MBOX to CSV.
Conclusion
In this blog, we have explained an automated method to convert MBOX files to CSV format. There are manual methods also available, but they are complex and require technical expertise. You can use an automated method that is a tried and tested method, and you can use the demo version to check how it works.
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