Outlook PST to Entourage

**CasperH** · March 3rd, 2009, 08:34 AM

Hi,

What tool should I use to convert my PST files into Entourage / MBOX files? Is there a free alternative to MessageSave?

Regards,
Casper

**ElDiabloConCaca** · March 3rd, 2009, 08:57 AM

I take it the "search" function of this website doesn't work on your machine or something, right?

http://macosx.com/topics/outlook-pst.html

**CasperH** · March 3rd, 2009, 09:36 AM

Yes it does, but the only working options there seem to be using messagesave or incredibly difficult other ways. I'm now trying to import everything into Thunderbird but I tried that before and it didn't work out to good.

So if you know a free alternative for MessageSave: please place a link or something.

**ElDiabloConCaca** · March 3rd, 2009, 01:01 PM

You could use libpst if you're not afraid of the command-line in Mac OS X:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...70712065953608

libpst is not difficult: there are exactly 5 simple steps to using it, and each is outlined in as much detail as you need in the aforementioned article. Download it, type a few cryptic commands, then execute it to produce a folder of mail that can be easily imported into Mail.app. We'd be happy to walk you through the process, step-by-step.

The short answer is that there isn't an easy, one-step way to get mail/contacts out of a (Microsoft closed and proprietary) format such as PST using only a Mac.

My suggestion would be to secure some time on a Windows PC with both Outlook and Thunderbird installed, use the PST import plug-in for Thunderbird, then export the emails to a format that is more compatible with Mail.app (eg, MBOX format).

**CasperH** · March 4th, 2009, 04:34 AM

Thanks man, I will try this later today.

**ElDiabloConCaca** · August 4th, 2009, 04:48 PM

Why buy it? You obviously work for the company, and if the company ain't givin' you a free copy of your own software, well, that's just all messed up!

Thanks for the spam, by the way. I really agree with you that EVERY thread that references Outlook, Entourage or Mac Mail was dug up from up to 5 years ago so you could hawk your warez on our pretty, little forum here.

Real classy.

**gammaman42** · August 24th, 2009, 08:01 AM

I solved the PST files to Mac problem using O2M, a $10 piece of software from LittleMachines.com. Very easy file conversion, and everything went right into Entourage.