Introduction:

The Microsoft Outlook works with MSG file Extension to save and transfer single message data with attachments. Other hand EML file is used by Outlook express and many other email clients to save and transfer information. Directly to open MSG file with Outlook express or other EML compatible email client is not possible because both file formats are using for the same purpose but different from each other. In situation, where you are not able to open, view and read MSG file and their attachments then you needs to transfer into other file formats, if you are user of Outlook express, Mozilla Thunderbird, and other email client they are compatible with EML Extension then you have the only option to convert Outlook MSG file to EML format. Now, start from MSG file, EML file, and how to import Outlook MSG file into Outlook Express EML format.

Overview: MSG File Format:

Outlook email file or MSG file are Email Document created by Microsoft Outlook email client. MSG file contains message body information with information about who sent, who received, subject, sent date, received date and attachments, etc, in the file system. Simply Outlook MSG file are individual email message stored within Outlook data file, is an extension used for holding single message object like an email, a task, a contact, an appointment, etc. The MSG file is only compatible with MAPI-aware (Messaging Application Programming Interface) application or program to view storages & streams and file are based on Compound File Binary Format. To create MSG with Outlook is quite easy you need to just drag-and-drop selecting email from Outlook to destination location where you want to save emails.

Overview: EML file Format:

EML is a file extension used for storing Email message (contain only single email), which is extension used by Outlook express and other email clients to saved single message, forwarding single emails with attached information. EML file is a plain text file consists of a short header, main body, attachments, and footer, along with email address of the sender and the recipient, subject, time and date of the message. EML files can also contain hyperlinks. The EML file format is used by many email clients (such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Entourage, Apple mail, and IncrediMail), server and application, however, EML file is simply plain text that can be easily open with internet explorer and any text editor like notepad. EML file is usually simple text file and directly opened with Browser, text editor just changing the extension from EML to TXT, HTML.

Reasons behind why users need to import Outlook Emails to EML Format: 

1: EML file format are used by multiple email client like Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook express, and so on and other hand MSG file are only used by Microsoft Outlook.

2: If you are not Outlook Email client user but received unlimited numbers of MSG files from Outlook users.

3: If you want to switch from Outlook to Outlook Express or other EML format supported Email client.

How to Import Outlook MSG File to EML Format:

Every user wants manual methods to perform any conversion task, but manual procedure always has some drawbacks such as you always need to follow all steps of the procedure, possibility of data loss, sometimes procedure can not converts whole data, take too much time, etc. In Outlook email to EML conversion, the manual process also has some drawbacks one of the procedure can only convert MSG file header, body and footer cannot import their attachments into EML Format. After working with the manual method you can see attachments of Outlook MSG file are not converted, then you find an alternative procedure to perform this task effectively in such situation you move on to third party commercial utility like MSG to EML converter tool to easily perform batch Outlook MSG files to EML conversion. After performing conversion of MSG file you can easily import converted MSG file in any EML compatible email client with their attachments, but before using the third party software you need to find out an effective conversion utility that can able transfer Outlook MSG files data and attachments into EML format.

Conclusion:

You can transfer Outlook Emails or messages to Outlook Express EML formats by using the manual procedure, but remember manual way does not provides any step to convert attachments of Outlook Email file at this situation every user needs to move on other alternative procedure where user needs to import batch Outlook emails with their attachment into EML format. The MSG to EML Converter third party software they provide an effective and reliable solution to import Outlook email to EML format with their attachments with easy GUI (Graphic User Interface) interface.

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