Convert OST to MBOX via C#

OST to MBOX C# conversion using .NET API without needing Outlook® or Thunderbird®.

How to Convert OST to MBOX Using C#

In order to convert OST to MBOX, we’ll use

Aspose.Email for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.Email and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

<h3>Package Manager Console Command</h3>


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email

Steps to Convert OST to MBOX via C#

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

Load OST file with PersonalStorage.FromFile.
Call the SaveAs method having two parameters.
Output MBOX file and FileFormat.Mbox as parameters.
MBOX file will be saved at the specified path.

System Requirements

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

Load OST file with PersonalStorage.FromFile.
Call the SaveAs method having two parameters.
Output MBOX file and FileFormat.Mbox as parameters.
MBOX file will be saved at the specified path.

This sample code shows OST to MBOX C# Conversionusing Aspose.Email.Mapi;
using Aspose.Email.Storage.Mbox;
using Aspose.Email.Storage.Pst;

using (var writer = new MboxrdStorageWriter("output.mbox", false))
using (var ost = PersonalStorage.FromFile("sourceFile.ost"))
{
    foreach (var folder in ost.RootFolder.GetSubFolders())
    {
        foreach (var msg in folder.EnumerateMapiMessages())
        {
            writer.WriteMessage(msg.ToMailMessage(new MailConversionOptions()));
        }
    }
}

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Other Supported Conversions

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

OST TO EML (Outlook Email Messages)

OST TO EMLX (Apple EMLX Format)

OST TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)

OST TO ICS (iCalendar)

OST TO MHTML (Web Page Archive Format)

OST TO MSG (Outlook & Exchange Format)

OST TO OFT (Outlook Email Templates)

OST TO PST (Outlook Personal Storage Files)

OST TO VCF (Virtual Card Format)