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Convert MBOX to OFT via C#

MBOX to OFT C# conversion using .NET API without Outlook® or Thunderbird® dependencies.

How to Convert MBOX to OFT Using C#

Aspose.Email for .NET provides a powerful solution for converting MBOX files to OFT with efficiency and ease! With just a few lines of code, you can seamlessly migrate your email data from MBOX format to Outlook OFT format, ensuring compatibility and accessibility across different email clients and platforms. By leveraging the powerful features of Aspose.Email for .NET, users can effortlessly implement MBOX to OFT conversion in their applications gaining reliability, speed, and flexibility in the conversion process.

The API provides a comprehensive set of components to handle various email-related tasks, including creating, reading, and manipulating email messages, managing folders and attachments, filtering, search, and encryption, working with Microsoft Exchange Server, dealing with various email formats, and more.

With Aspose.Email developers can streamline email management, enhance data interoperability, ensure compliance with email standards, and empower their applications with advanced email processing capabilities.

Start utilizing the capabilities of the .NET API by performing one of the following actions:

  • Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Email and install it on your device.

  • Use the following command from the Package Manager Console:


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email

Steps to Convert MBOX to OFT via C#

.NET programmers can easily load & convert MBOX files to OFT in just a few lines of code.

  1. Load MBOX file using MboxStorageReader.
  2. Create the output directory if it doesn’t exist.
  3. Iterate through each email message in the MBOX.
  4. Save each email message as an OFT file in the output directory.

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, and PHP, VBScript, Delphi, C++ via COM Interop.
  • Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
  • Aspose.Email for .NET DLL referenced in your project.
  • Include namespace in relevant class.
 

This sample code shows MBOX to OFT C# Conversion

// Load mbox file
var mbox = MboxStorageReader.CreateReader(mboxFilePath, new MboxLoadOptions());

// Ensure the output directory exists
Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);

// Iterate through mbox messages and save them as .oft files
int count = 1;

foreach (var eml in mbox.EnumerateMessages())
{
    // Save each message as .oft file
    var oftFilePath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"Message{count}.oft");
    eml.Save(oftFilePath, SaveOptions.DefaultOft);

    Console.WriteLine($"Message {count} saved as: {oftFilePath}");

    count++;
}
 
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    Other Supported Conversions

    You can also convert MBOX into many other file formats including few listed below.

    MBOX TO EML (Outlook Email Messages)
    MBOX TO EMLX (Apple EMLX Format)
    MBOX TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
    MBOX TO ICS (iCalendar)
    MBOX TO MHTML (Web Page Archive Format)
    MBOX TO MSG (Outlook & Exchange Format)
    MBOX TO OST (Offline Storage Files)
    MBOX TO PST (Outlook Personal Storage Files)
    MBOX TO VCF (Virtual Card Format)