Apple mail to pst
A common request!
There are a few ways to export Apple Mail emails to a PST file, which is a format used by Microsoft Outlook. Here are a few methods:
Method 1: Using Apple Mail's built-in export feature
- Open Apple Mail on your Mac.
- Select all the emails you want to export by pressing
Cmd+A
or by selecting the emails individually. - Go to
File
>Export
>Export Mailbox
. - In the export window, select
Microsoft Outlook PST
as the export format. - Choose a location to save the PST file and click
Export
.
Method 2: Using a third-party email converter
- Download and install a third-party email converter like "Mail Extractor Pro" or "EML to PST Converter".
- Launch the converter and select Apple Mail as the source email client.
- Choose the emails you want to export by selecting the folders or using the search function.
- Select the PST format as the export format.
- Choose a location to save the PST file and click
Export
.
Method 3: Using a script
- Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
- Run the following command to export Apple Mail emails to a PST file:
mbsync --sync=export --output=pst --file=~/Desktop/export.pst
This command will export all emails from your Apple Mail account to a PST file named
export.pst
on your desktop.
Method 4: Using a cloud-based email migration service
- Sign up for a cloud-based email migration service like "CloudHQ" or "Mailstrom".
- Connect your Apple Mail account to the service.
- Select the emails you want to export and choose the PST format as the export format.
- The service will export the emails to a PST file, which you can then download and use in Microsoft Outlook.
Remember to always back up your emails before exporting them to a PST file, in case something goes wrong during the export process.