{"id":2169,"date":"2025-09-24T01:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yotasoftware.com\/blogs\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:53:07","slug":"import-msg-to-thunderbird-with-all-attachments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yotasoftware.com\/blogs\/import-msg-to-thunderbird-with-all-attachments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Import MSG to Thunderbird? -Proven Method"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:<\/strong> In this blog, we will be sharing the most accurate and direct method to import MSG to Thunderbird profile. A few days back, we received a few queries related to this email migration problem. If you also want to transfer MSG files into Thunderbird with all emails and attachments, read this blog carefully.<\/p>\n

Why Import MSG Files into Thunderbird?<\/h2>\n

One of the main reasons to import MSG to Thunderbird is that with Thunderbird<\/a>, you can easily manage multiple email accounts.<\/p>\n

Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client that’s been around for more than a decade. It’s often used by people who need an alternative to the web-based Gmail or Yahoo Mail.<\/p>\n

Importing MSG files to Thunderbird enables users to open them in this email client without having Outlook installed on their devices. Users must have an Outlook app to open MSG files whereas Thunderbird being a free email client, comes in handy to manage and read the messages.<\/p>\n

How Do I Import MSG Files to Thunderbird Manually?<\/h2>\n

In this method, we are using MS Outlook to import MSG file to Thunderbird email client. Follow the steps below to achieve this:<\/p>\n

1. First of all you must have Outlook installed on your PC. Now open MSG file in your Outlook application.<\/p>\n

2. Now, click on the File menu option in MS Outlook.<\/p>\n

3. Next, click on Save as option to save MSG files in EML file format. Enter the location to save the file.<\/p>\n

4. After that, choose the\u00a0Text<\/strong>\u00a0Only as a saving type option and press the\u00a0Save\u00a0<\/strong>button.<\/p>\n

5. Click\u00a0right<\/strong>\u00a0on the TXT file and again change the file extension\u00a0.txt to .eml<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Now a warning message will appear on the screen click\u00a0Yes<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Now you successfully have your TXT file saved as EML<\/strong> format.<\/p>\n

8. Now, install the Thunderbird application in your system.<\/p>\n

9. Browse the location where you have saved the converted MSG files and open the file using the Thunderbird application.<\/p>\n

Limitations of Manual Method<\/h4>\n