{"id":846,"date":"2025-03-02T07:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T07:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/?p=846"},"modified":"2026-01-13T03:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:37:38","slug":"extract-attachments-from-msg-files-without-outlook-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/extract-attachments-from-msg-files-without-outlook-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Batch Extract Attachments from MSG Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"

MSG files are used by Microsoft Outlook to store individual email messages. If you have many MSG files and need to extract attachments from them all at once, doing it manually can take a lot of time. In this blog, we will explain the best ways to extract attachments in bulk, including both manual methods and automated tools. Keep reading to find out more.<\/p>\n

Many users receive emails with important attachments such as invoices, reports, images, and documents. When these emails are saved as MSG files, their attachments remain within them. Extracting these attachments manually from each MSG file is impractical when dealing with hundreds or thousands of files. That\u2019s why batch extraction is necessary to save time and effort.<\/p>\n

There are two main ways to extract attachments from multiple MSG files:<\/p>\n

How to Save Attachments from Outlook MSG Files Free?<\/h2>\n

One of the easiest ways to extract attachments from MSG files is by using an email client like Microsoft Outlook. Let’s see how you can do it:<\/p>\n

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  1. Launch Microsoft Outlook on your computer.<\/li>\n
  2. Find the folder containing your MSG files.<\/li>\n
  3. Select the MSG files you want to extract attachments from.<\/li>\n
  4. Next, drag them into an open Outlook folder.<\/li>\n
  5. Double-click on each MSG file to open it in Outlook.<\/li>\n
  6. You will see the email content along with any attachments.<\/li>\n
  7. Click on the attachment you want to save.<\/li>\n
  8. Choose the destination folder on your computer and click OK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Repeat: If you have more MSG files then repeat the process for each one.<\/p>\n

    Important:<\/strong> It is quite easy if you have only a few .msg files and you want to get attachments from them.\u00a0 You can easily import a single .msg file into Outlook and then download your attachments from that particular email. What if you don\u2019t have Outlook installed on your PC or You have 1000s of MSG files from which you want to extract attachments? Just follow the below-explained methods.<\/p>\n

    How to Export Attachments from MSG Files Using Python?<\/h2>\n

    If you are familiar with Python script and codings then go to StackOverflow<\/a> and follow the mentioned instructions to do the same. Make sure you have some technical skills and are interested in using Python. Otherwise, you may end up not getting anything and wastage of time and effort.<\/p>\n

    Now it seems to be a very tough task than the previous method. It needs a lot of expertise or technical skills for this task.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t worry, in the below section, we will show you the best and easiest method to batch-extract attachments from MSG files without Outlook. You don\u2019t need any technical expertise to perform this task.<\/p>\n

    How to Extract Attachments from Multiple MSG Files Automatically?<\/h2>\n

    Download and Install the Advik\u00a0MSG Converter<\/a> <\/strong>on your Windows machine. Using this utility you can easily extract attachments from multiple MSG files in one go. Also, you will get different file naming options to export MSG file attachments in an arranged manner. The User Interface of the software is very simple, you don\u2019t need to be a technical expert to perform this task.<\/p>\n

    Click below to download the MSG Attachment Extractor on your PC right away;<\/p>\n

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    Steps to Bulk Export Attachments from MSG Emails<\/h3>\n
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    1. Run Advik MSG Attachment Extractor on your PC.
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    2. Add folder having Multiple MSG files in the tool.
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    3. Check and select folder and click Next.
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    4. Select TXT<\/strong> as a saving option from the list.
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    5. Select the destination path and click the Convert<\/strong> button.
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      The software will start extracting attachments from .msg files and save them into a separate folder. You can visit the destination path to locate the folder having MSG attachments.<\/p>\n

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      Watch the Tutorial to Extract Attachments from MSG Files without Outlook<\/h3>\n