How to View/Open MBOX file in Windows 11?
Jackson Strong | December 15th, 2021 | Data Conversion
Summary: MBOX file is used to store emails from various email platforms. What if you want to open MBOX file without any supportive email client? In this article, we are going to introduce various techniques to view MBOX files in Windows 11 or 10. Also for users who want to read MBOX emails in PDF, HTML, Word File, CSV, etc. then install Advik MBOX Converter Software on your PC. This utility will convert your MBOX emails into various popular file formats.
Introduction
What is MBOX file? .mbox file format is a email storage file. This file format is the most popular file format to store messages. Mozilla Thunderbird, Gmail, Eudora Mail, Postbox, ProtonMail, The Bat! etc, are some of the mailing platforms who export their emails in MBOX file. The file store multiple emails along with attachments.
How to View MBOX File in Windows 11?
There is a common issue with the .mbox file. When you double click on MBOX file in your Windows 11 or older machine, it displays an error “This file type cannot be opened“. The best way to open MBOX file is by using Mozilla Thunderbird email client. This email client is free and open source for everyone. Now, if you are Mozilla Thunderbird user then it’s great. If in case you haven’t heard of it. You can install Mozilla Thunderbird email client to your Windows 11 machine without any second doubt.
After successfuly installing and finishing quick setup guide. Go to Ad Ons and install ImportExport NG plugin. This is a free plugin that is used to impport or export mailbox from Thunderbird. Also, you can view MBOX emails using this plugin.
Here is the complete guide for users who are finding any difficulties.
Steps to be followed to open .mbox in Thunderbird 91;
1. Launch Thunderbird client in your PC and click Add-ons Ons and Themes.
2. Search for Import Export Tools from the search bar.
3. Now click “Add to Thunderbird” and enable the Ad Ons as shown below.
4. Now right click on the mailbox area and navigate to Import Export Tools NG >> Import mbox file.
5. Browse and add .mbox file from your PC and Thunderbird will display the content of that file as shown in the screenshot.
This is one of the best way to open MBOX file in Windows using Thunderbird Client.
Bonus Tip : Download and Install Advik MBOX Converter in your Windows 11/10 machine. With this tool, you can extract emails from MBOX file. Yes, you don’t need any mbox file viewer or additional .mbox supportive email client. You can convert mbox to txt, pdf, html, doc, or various useful file formats that can be easily access by default applications.
Download the tool from here and give it try.
