Thunderbird does not understand that format, nor does it know that. pst files, which is a proprietary format. Most import tools, and Thunderbird, require that a compatible version of Outlook be installed on the machine being used to import Microsoft outlook data. See Migrating messages using a mail server for more information. This works because IMAP supports remote folders (on the mail server) that you can access just like they're local folders. Think of it as sort of like a file share, except it is for messages. Both email clients would be able to use those messages. You would do this by copying or moving the messages to the folders in the IMAP account. Īnother solution would be to sign up for a free IMAP account (such as Gmail), add the account to both Outlook and Thunderbird, and then use the IMAP account as a intermediary to transfer your mail (without importing or forwarding it). See Go back to an old version of Thunderbird for links to older setup programs. If it breaks again you can work around this by temporarily using an older version of Thunderbird. Importing from Outlook in the built-in import wizard was disabled in version 38 as it broke. Keep in mind that the convert.sh script does some magic based on the output directory being out.This article was written for Thunderbird but also applies to Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey (though some menu sequences may differ). Input and output directories can be changed in docker-compose.yml. How to customize itĬonversion options can be set in the convert.sh file Under the Message Storage heading there will be a path - move the contents of the. To find this, go to Account Settings in Thunderbird, click Local Folders in the sidebar (or your actual email account if you want to import the messages to that).

sbd directory to a Thunderbird profile directory. The script will produce a single directory with an.Build the docker image: docker-compose build.pst files to be converted into the in folder find commands are then run to restructure the directories so Thunderbird can import them. pst files inside the in directory, and outputs them to the out directory. The Bash script executes the readpst utility which converts all. The container invokes the converter.sh Bash script.

How it worksĪ docker container is run with the libpst library inside. pst files (personal storage table) to MBOX files, structured in a way that Mozilla Thunderbird can import. This small project aims to provide a free and open source way to convert.

Pst to mbox converter open source