Blog · The Mailbag
Plain-English articles on moving, opening and archiving email: MBOX and PST explained, Gmail, Thunderbird and Apple Mail to Outlook, and how to keep a safe copy of your mail.
Moving business email from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365? Compare Microsoft’s built-in migration, third-party tools and export-and-import.
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Read the latest dispatchLeaving a job or school, closing an account, or your provider is shutting down? Save a full copy of your mail, contacts and calendar, and store it safely.
7 min read
OST and PST are both Outlook data files, but only one is portable. Where Outlook keeps them, why an OST is tied to its account, and how to export to PST.
8 min read
A plain-English guide to EML, MSG, MBOX, Maildir, EMLX, PST, OST and OLM: which apps use each, how portable they are, and which to pick for the job.
8 min read
Fix a damaged Outlook PST with SCANPST.EXE: where to find it, how to run it, what the .bak and Lost and Found are, its limits, and how to avoid corruption.
9 min read
What works with PST files in the new Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac and Outlook on the web as of November 2026, plus requirements and workarounds.
8 min read
Three ways to get MBOX files out of Thunderbird: copy them from the profile, use ImportExportTools NG, or the built-in Export, and how to check the result.
8 min read
Takeout export stuck, link expired, archive split into parts or mail missing? Symptom-by-symptom fixes for Gmail exports from Google Takeout.
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Keep an offline Gmail archive: export with Google Takeout, convert to an Outlook PST with labels as folders, store it safely and search it any time.
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How big can an Outlook PST file get? ANSI vs Unicode limits, the 50 GB default, the registry settings that change it, and how to split huge mail archives.
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Move from Apple Mail to Outlook on a Mac or a Windows PC: when you can just add the account, how to export mailboxes, and how to get them into Outlook.
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Open an MBOX file for free with Thunderbird, Apple Mail or a text editor, or convert it to PST for Outlook. Steps, safety tips and fixes for empty imports.
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MBOX and PST both store email, but they work very differently. Compare structure, apps, size limits and robustness, and learn when converting makes sense.
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Move mail from Thunderbird to Outlook: check if you need to migrate at all, find your profile’s mbox files, convert them to PST and import into Outlook.
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Move Gmail to Outlook two ways: connect the account, or export with Google Takeout and convert to a PST that keeps your labels as folders.
8 min read
Four ways to convert MBOX to Outlook PST: free Thunderbird + IMAP, IMAP re-sync, desktop apps and online converters. Pros, cons and when to use each.
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Looking for click-by-click instructions? See our export and import guides.
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