.MBOX File Extension
- Category: Text Files
- Format: Text
What are .MBOX files and how to open them?
Can't open .MBOX file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .MBOX file.
What is a .MBOX file extension?
.MBOX file extension has been classified as Text Files. The format of .MBOX file is Text
.MBOX is E-mail Mailbox File
An MBOX file is a mailbox file saved in an email storage format used for organizing email messages in a single text file. It saves messages in a concatenated format where each message is stored after another, starting with the "From" header. MBOX files were originally used by Unix hosts but are now supported by other email applications, including Apple Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird.
Version 1.x of Apple Mail used MBOX files and stored them in the /User/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/ directory. However, Mail 2.0 and later uses the .EMLX format, which separates the messages into individual files so that they can be searched by Spotlight.
Common MBOX Filenames
INBOX.mbox - The name given to the primary Inbox mail folder in Apple Mail, the default email program for Mac OS X.
List of all softwares that can open the E-mail Mailbox File
| Windows | | Mozilla Thunderbird |
| CoolUtils Total Thunderbird Converter |
| Kernel MBOX Viewer |
| Aryson MBOX to PST Converter |
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| Mac | | Apple Mail |
| Microsoft Outlook 2016 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird |
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