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import mbox file type

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vsiriwongs
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I export email data from gmail as mbox file type. how to open in thunderbird.

I export email data from gmail as mbox file type. how to open in thunderbird.

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Stans
Stans
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See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1285736

sfhowes
sfhowes
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If you got the mbox file from Google Takeout, it will probably have an .mbox file extension. First, remove the .mbox extension, so the file is of Type File in File Explorer. Then, open the profile folder from Help/More Troubleshooting, Profile Folder, Open Folder, close TB, and copy the renamed mbox file into the Mail/Local Folders location. Restart TB and find the folder under Local Folders in the Folder Pane.