Files with mbox extension can be found as saved email mailboxes, mainly from programs on Linux or Unix platform as well as OS X (macOS).
Software that open mbox file
Mbox File Viewer For Mac Os Free
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File extension mbox is related to e-mail mailbox containers used typical on Unix platform. A.mbox file contains saved e-mail messages. This format was largely replaced by new ones, for example with emxl on Mac platform. If this file is exported mailbox file from Apple Mail. You can import mailbox files using Apple Mail, the default e-mail client included in Mac OS X (macOS).
MBOX file extension- Mail mailbox
What is mbox file? How to open mbox files?
File type specification:
File extension mbox is related to e-mail mailbox containers used typical on Unix platform.
A .mbox file contains saved e-mail messages. This format was largely replaced by new ones, for example with emxl on Mac platform.
If this file is exported mailbox file from Apple Mail. You can import mailbox files using Apple Mail, the default e-mail client included in Mac OS X (macOS).
Location of *.mbox files:
/User/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/
Updated: April 15, 2020
The default software associated to open mbox file:
Company or developer:
Apple, Inc.
Apple, Inc.
Apple Mail is e-mail client distributed with Apple Mac OS X operating system. Apple Mail supports POP3, SMTP, IMAP mail protocols as well as Microsoft Exchange.
Help how to open:
These files can be imported for example to Apple Mail and other email client.
How to convert:
MBOX mailboxes can be typically converted to similar file types for other programs like Outlook.
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List of software applications associated to the .mbox file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open mbox file, edit mbox file, convert mbox file, view mbox file, play mbox file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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mbox file viewer - programs that view mbox file - Mail mailbox
Programs supporting the exension mbox on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about MBOX Viewer for view mbox file action.
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Mail User Guide
Mail can import email messages that have been exported in mbox format from other email apps, and import mailboxes exported from Mail on a Mac. You can export mailboxes in mbox format.
Import mailboxes
- In the Mail app on your Mac, choose File > Import Mailboxes.
- Select a source in the list, read the information that appears below the list, then click Continue.
- If you’re importing a mailbox exported from Mail or a folder in the ~/Library/Mail/V7 folder on another Mac, select Apple Mail. To get to the Mail folder on a Mac, click the desktop to make sure you’re in the Finder, press and hold the Option key, choose Go > Library, then click the Mail folder.
- If you’re importing messages from a Windows or UNIX computer, select “Files in mbox format,” then locate the folder containing the files.
- Reorganize the imported messages, if you like.The messages are in a new mailbox called Import in the Mail sidebar. You can drag folders and messages from the Import mailbox to new or existing mailboxes, then delete the Import mailbox.
Export mailboxes
- In the Mail app on your Mac, select one or more mailboxes, then choose Mailbox > Export Mailbox.
- Choose a folder or create a new folder, then click Choose.Mail exports the mailboxes as .mbox packages. If you previously exported a mailbox, Mail doesn’t overwrite the existing .mbox file; it creates a new .mbox file, such as My Mailbox 3.mbox.
See alsoCreate or delete mailboxes in Mail on MacRename mailboxes in Mail on MacRestore mailboxes and their content in Mail on Mac