How to Import MBOX to Hotmail Automatically?

Christopher Plummer | February 13th, 2024 | Email Migration

Transferring emails from the MBOX file to Hotmail is not an issue now. Read this article till the end and you will be able to import MBOX to Hotmail email account.

Hotmail is now known as Outlook.com, a web-based email service for personal use. It allows you to send and receive emails, manage contacts, and organize calendars. You can also access Hotmail using desktop-based email clients through POP and IMAP protocols.

After deep research and findings, we found a manual way to upload .mbox into Hotmail account. Check out the free manual approach that will surely help you transfer your MBOX files into your Live account. If it doesn’t, there is an automatic way too. You can try that.

So, let’s check out these methods in more detail.

How to Import MBOX to Hotmail Free?

As we had mentioned earlier Hotmail doesn’t have any import feature. You can now install the Mozilla Thunderbird email client in your system.

Follow the below steps to upload .mbox file into Hotmail.

Open and Run Mozilla Thunderbird email client application on your system.
In the menu bar, tap “Account Settings” in the left side pane of the interface.
Now, in the new tab, click “Add Account”.
Now Enter Your Name, Hotmail email address and password.
Click the “Continue” button it will automatically detect the Hotmail server details.
Tap “Finish” Button and thunderbird will now scan and display all your Hotmail folders.
Now, go to Add-ons and install the import/export plugin.
Install it and enable this plugin in Thunderbird.
Right-click the folder and select the “import .mbox file”.
Browse for .mbox file and add in thunderbird.

Finally, you have imported the .mbox file to Hotmail with attachments.

Limitations:

Time-consuming process
Won’t work if Thunderbird Import Export Tools not working.

How to Import MBOX to Hotmail Automatically?

Download and Install Advik MBOX Converter Software. This tool is specially designed to instantly import .mbox file into Hotmail account. The tool is free to try and easily gives you a complete solution to copy emails form .mbox file into Hotmail. During the data transfer process, the software will maintain and preserve email key elements.

Hence, no data loss will take place. Download the software and try it for free.

Steps to Import MBOX to Hotmail

Run this automated tool on your computer.
Now, Choose Select File to add the .mbox file in this tool.
In the next step, choose Outlook.com as a saving option.
Enter your Hotmail login credentials.
You can also Apply email filters using to import any specific emails.
Tap the Convert button to start uploading the .mbox file to the Hotmail account.

After completing the process, you get a pop-up message of completion.

Thereafter, log in to your Hotmail to check all the transferred MBOX files in the actual folder hierarchy.

Completed!! This process is completed now without any errors.

Watch How to Upload MBOX File to Hotmail

Apart from performing the above functions the tool also provides some helpful benefits. Some of them are;

Fully automated and user-friendly it only requires your Hotmail account login details.
Import MBOX files to Hotmail account with complete mailbox data and email components.
There are no size or quantity limitations for importing MBOX files, depending on your license edition.
You can choose specific folders based on various email filters for the importing process.
Also, maintain mailbox folder hierarchy while transferring into Hotmail account.
Advanced filter options are available to open MBOX files in Hotmail with different criteria.

Final Words

Therefore, the above methods are the most recommended ones. You can try any of the above methods to import MBOX to Hotmail as you like. One should opt for automated software because it not only supports multiple file formats but also provides a complete solution. Go through the description of the tool and the limitations of the manual method before making a decision.