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How to Export IMAP Emails to MBOX? - ashutoshjha1101 - 05-08-2025
You can export IMAP emails to MBOX either professionally or manually. For the manual process, first, activate IMAP in your email client (such as Thunderbird or Apple Mail), download the emails, and subsequently utilize the client's export function to export them as MBOX. Alternatively, drag emails manually into a local folder and utilize software such as mbx or mboxgrep to convert.
This is time-consuming for large mailboxes and might not keep folder structures intact or metadata. Add-ons to MBOX export are needed for some clients, and manual process can lead to data loss.
The automated solution is to utilize a dedicated IMAP to MBOX converter utility. A suitable tool to recommend is the CloudMailMigration IMAP Migration Tool, which is an effective tool to export email without data loss. It can export several IMAP accounts manually or by using a CSV file import feature. Additionally, it can preview chosen IMAP mailbox data and select individual items to export. Apart from MBOX, it can export IMAP mailbox data locally in formats like PST, MSG, EML, CSV, PDF, DOC, and DOCX. How to Export IMAP to MBOX Format
1. Download and install the IMAP Backup Tool on your system, then click Continue to proceed.
2. Select either Single Mode or Batch Mode to backup a single or multiple email accounts.
3. Provide your email address, password, host, and port number, then click Login.
4. Choose the desired folders from the folder hierarchy, and click Next.
5. Select MBOX as the output type, and choose the folder where you want the created file to be saved.
6. Optionally, enable any other features that the tool offers, then click Start Processing. Your data will be exported to MBOX format.