March 15, 2021

MBOX Export Emails to PDF with Attachments in Batch Mode

Do you have need for MBOX export emails to PDF? Then rely on this blog that can support you to overcome from the migration problem of MBOX files to PDF from any supported mail clients / Webmail apps. Therefore, stay on this blog and get information about how to export MBOX email files to PDF with attachments.

Are you using MBOX supported mail clients or webmail apps – Thunderbird, Mac Mail, Entourage, Horde Mail, Gmail, Eudora, OperaMail, PowerMail, Postbox, PocoMail, Spicebird, SeaMonkey, Google Takeout, Mulberry, The Bat, etc. and want to export its MBOX data file into PDF? Then obviously you would like to get a direct migration solution. But we want to clear a thing that MBOX & PDF both are absolutely different from each other so their direct migration solution is not available. At this time a manual method can help them but the manual method is very lengthy so we will also define an automated PCVARE MBOX to PDF Converter solution which can export MBOX files to PDF in batch. Before describing the manual trick, we will understand the difference of PDF & MBOX file.   

  • PDF files are handled in every area for personal, governmental & commercial while MBOX file is used in two fields for personal & professional purpose.
  • PDF is simply opened in multiple OS – iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. while MBOX file can open in few systems – Windows, Mac, etc.
  • PDF file can be opened by anyone easily but MBOX file cannot simply open without proper configuration of supported apps.
  • PDF provides perfect protection facility to make safe documents while MBOX doesn’t.
  • For using files, PDF is very simple to access while MBOX is hard to open.

Manual Method for MBOX Export Email to PDF

  • Install Thunderbird and launch it on your desktop screen.
  • Add ImportExport Tools add-ons in it.
  • Re-open Thunderbird and go to Tools Menu >> ImportExport Tools
  • Then choose Import MBOX file option and browse MBOX file from source location.
  • Import all MBOX file in Thunderbird.
  • After that, re-open Thunderbird; and choose mail which want to save in PDF.
  • Then Go to File Menu >> Save selected messages >> Choose PDF option.
  • Select location and click on OK button to save mails in PDF.

Note – The above-mentioned manual trick is risky so may lose your data details during migration. If you skipped any step then your data may delete. It is useful for only few messages. Sometimes, it fails due to technical issues.

MBOX Export Email to PDF with Attachments – Automated Solution

If you have large MBOX files and don’t want to take any risk by manual method then you can try the PCVARE MBOX Converter that is an amazing solution to export MBOX files to PDF. It can export MBOX files to PDF with attachments, metadata, formatting, images, hyperlinks, etc. It also provides the ‘Convert Attachments as PDF’ option that can save emails & their attachments of MBOX file in PDF without any change. It maintains all mails properties and other details without any change. It is simple to handle so anyone can handle it. It has no limitations of MBOX mails migration to PDF documents.

You can also try it with free demo edition in which you can export 25 emails from MBOX file to PDF documents at free of cost. It helps to understand complete working of the tool for knowing how to export MBOX file to PDF Adobe documents. Therefore, you can try both explained solutions – manual & automated. Now you are free to try and go for unlimited migration from MBOX to PDF.