Why Use an Automated PST to Thunderbird Converter?

PST to Thunderbird converter - Thunderbird cannot import a standalone .pst file. Most import tools, and Thunderbird, require that a compatible version of Outlook be installed on the PC being used to import Microsoft Outlook Data Files. In order to convert PST to Thunderbird, Outlook must be the default mail client. Mail import from Outlook works by using the Outlook program to source the emails, not the underlying .pst file. Note that Thunderbird is a 32-bit program, so it can't import from a 64-bit version of Outlook. 

Want to convert your emails from Microsoft Outlook to Thunderbird by using PST to Thunderbird Converter tool? 

 1.Find your local .pst files - Outlook will store your .pst files somewhere in the application data folder for your Windows user: see the Microsoft Office site for the locations for Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, and Outlook 2013 for example. You will probably have at least two mail files, both of which will need to be imported into Thunderbird.

2. Convert your emails from the .pst to .eml files – Further to convert PST to Thunderbird, download, install and run PST Walker. In PST Walker select the .pst file to open. Next click the File->Export menu to convert .pst file to .eml files. 

3. Import .eml files into Thunderbirds - To convert PST to Thunderbird, in Thunderbird open the Tools -> Add-ons tab, search for the ImportExportTools add-on, and install it. Once you have installed the add-on, inside Thunderbird creates a temporary folder called "Outlook Import" under the "Local Folders" directory. 

Finally using the PST to Thunderbird converter you need to right click the "Outlook Import" folder in Thunderbird and choose the following menu path: 
import/export –> import all eml files from a directory –> also from its subdirectories 
In the dialog, to convert PST to Thunderbird, choose the folder you exported all the .pst emails. It may take a while to import all your messages. 
You will now have to repeat this process to convert PST to Thunderbird.