{"id":42,"date":"2018-12-28T10:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T10:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filefix.org\/tips\/?p=42"},"modified":"2020-03-13T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T09:36:53","slug":"opera-mail-to-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filefix.org\/tips\/opera-mail-to-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporting Opera Mail to Outlook doesn’t have to be hard. Read this!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this blog, you will find a<\/em> quick and easy way to export Opera Mail to Outlook. In addition, the location of the Opera mail MBS file and all the possible causes of this email conversion is also defined in the article.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Email Applications have become an integral part of business communication. Daily, a variety of email clients cater to both the personal and professional needs of people worldwide. And among them lies two popular email apps: Opera mail and Microsoft Outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as an Opera mail user, if you have upgraded your Windows OS to Windows 10 version, then you should be aware of the fact that you cannot set Opera Mail as default client. This scenario along with many other reasons in a way makes users migrate towards another email platform. And what else to choose than having a feature-rich MS Outlook. So, users tend to migrate from Opera Mail to MS Outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intro to Opera Mail & Explaining Why Export\nOpera Mail to Outlook?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Opera Internet Suite constitutes the Opera Mail application. It is an email program integrated with a news client application and is quite a good one indeed. In the beginning, Opera Mail was provided along with the Opera browser but soon became a separate utility with Opera v15 launch. It became quite popular because of its news feed feature. This along with multiple other attributes such as spam filtering, RSS feed, contact, task manager, etc. makes up a long list of effective features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem with\nOpera Mail is that it falters way too much during the synchronization\nprocess when compared to several other email platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You cannot set Opera\nMail as the default email client on Windows 10 machine which is quite\na setback considering Windows 10 popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, when you start\ncomparing Opera Mail with MS Outlook, you can easily see major\ndifferences between the two. Outlook comes at top with its prime\nfeatures and security updates and thus provides a much safer and\nfeature-rich platform to work on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Locate the Data file of Opera Mail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Opera Mail stores its mailbox data in MBS file format. For performing the conversion task, you will need to locate the mailbox of Opera Mail. Because that\u2019s where it saves all your data is and there is no logic in converting Opera Mail to Outlook without the actual data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Locating the Opera Mail folder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Start Opera Mail<\/strong> and navigate to its Menu<\/strong> button<\/li>
  2. Here, go to Help<\/strong> and click on About Opera Mail<\/strong> option<\/li>
  3. Now, look for Mail directory and copy the given location<\/li>
  4. Syntax: C:\\Users\\AppData\\Local\\Opera Mail\\Opera Mail\\mail<\/li>
  5. Navigate to the copied location using Windows Explorer<\/strong><\/li>
  6. Finally, open the Account<\/strong> folder in Store<\/strong> and you can see Opera Mail MBS files.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    #Exporting Opera\nMail data oneself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. In the Opera Mail interface, select the mailbox folder.<\/li>
    2. Right-click and choose Export<\/strong> option.<\/li>
    3. Save<\/strong> the file at preferred location.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How to Export Opera\nMail to Outlook?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      There is no direct approach to this kind of conversion. Because Opera Mail stores email in MBS format while Outlook uses PST format for the same purpose. There is no such export option available in Opera Mail and MS Outlook does not support the MBS file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Also, when searching\nthrough the internet, you may come across multiple methods or tools\nclaiming to be the easiest solution. But without accurate and\nerror-free data transfer, ‘easy’ is nothing but just a mainstream\nword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So what to do to ensure a smooth migration of Opera Mail MBS files to Microsoft Outlook? This can be done safely with Opera Mail Converter<\/a><\/strong>. This utility will ensure the accuracy of your data during the entirety of email conversion process. Some key features which make this software a prime solution to export Opera Mail to Outlook are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n