mbox-to-eml

This Python script converts an MBOX file into a series of individual .eml files.

Usage

1. Install Python: Ensure you have Python 3.6 or higher installed.

2. Clone the repository:

   If you have git installed, you can clone the repository using the following command:

   git clone git@github.com:Riadz/mbox-to-eml.git
   cd mbox-to-eml

   If you don't have git installed, you can download the zip file from the repository and extract it.

3. Prepare your MBOX file: Replace all_mail.mbox with your MBOX file, most be the same name.

4. Run the script:

   python main.py

5. Find your EML files: The converted .eml files will be located in the output directory.

Gmail to Outlook Migration

I recently needed this script to move my emails from Gmail to Outlook because my company migrated from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, for this specific use case do the following:

• using Google Takeout, check Gmail and download the takeout.
• unzip the downloaded file, find the Mail folder and rename the .mbox file inside to all_mail.mbox.
• place the all_mail.mbox file in the same directory as this script.
• run the script, and it will create an output folder with all your emails in .eml format.
• go to Outlook, then Settings, then Files, from there you can select the output folder to import.

Limitations

• The script assumes a standard MBOX format.
• Large MBOX files may take a significant amount of time to process.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.